Spain vs United States: International one-day trips
Spain
43.88 million arrivals
in 2024
United States
44.49 million arrivals
in 2021
Spain rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
International one-day trips over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 44.49 million arrivals against 43.88 million arrivals in Spain, a difference of 612,500 arrivals.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 136 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.24 million arrivals | 32.59 million arrivals | 9.35 million arrivals | United States |
| 2000s | 34.44 million arrivals | 61.11 million arrivals | 26.67 million arrivals | United States |
| 2010s | 41.56 million arrivals | 97.20 million arrivals | 55.64 million arrivals | United States |
| 2020s | 18.96 million arrivals | 35.04 million arrivals | 16.07 million arrivals | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international one-day trips, Spain or United States?
- United States, at 44.49 million arrivals against 43.88 million arrivals in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in international one-day trips between Spain and United States?
- 612,500 arrivals, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for international one-day trips?
- Spain ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) β 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.