Mexico vs Türkiye: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons
Mexico
46.05 million trips
in 2024
Türkiye
49.70 million trips
in 2022
Mexico rank
5th
Türkiye rank
3rd
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons over time
- Mexico
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 49.70 million trips against 46.05 million trips in Mexico, a difference of 3.65 million trips.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.39 million trips | 7.39 million trips | 11.99 million trips | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.29 million trips | 18.66 million trips | 1.63 million trips | Mexico |
| 2010s | 30.27 million trips | 37.35 million trips | 7.09 million trips | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 30.75 million trips | 31.04 million trips | 288,867 trips | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons, Mexico or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 49.70 million trips against 46.05 million trips in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons between Mexico and Türkiye?
- 3.65 million trips, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Mexico ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.