Italy vs Spain: International one-day trips
Italy
30.54 million arrivals
in 2024
Spain
43.88 million arrivals
in 2024
Italy rank
7th
Spain rank
4th
International one-day trips over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 43.88 million arrivals against 30.54 million arrivals in Italy, a difference of 13.34 million arrivals.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 136 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.05 million arrivals | 23.24 million arrivals | 816,400 arrivals | Italy |
| 2000s | 24.26 million arrivals | 34.44 million arrivals | 10.18 million arrivals | Spain |
| 2010s | 30.46 million arrivals | 41.56 million arrivals | 11.10 million arrivals | Spain |
| 2020s | 21.93 million arrivals | 31.14 million arrivals | 9.21 million arrivals | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international one-day trips, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 43.88 million arrivals against 30.54 million arrivals in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international one-day trips between Italy and Spain?
- 13.34 million arrivals, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for international one-day trips?
- Italy ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International one-day trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and depart within the same day.