Cameroon vs Rwanda: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people

Cameroon
39.02 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2012
Rwanda
35.94 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
151st
Rwanda rank
152nd

Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
0255075100125199520082021

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 39.02 arrivals per 1,000 people against 35.94 arrivals per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 3.08 arrivals per 1,000 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 151st and Rwanda ranks 152nd of 203 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 21.19 arrivals per 1,000 people 37.04 arrivals per 1,000 people 15.85 arrivals per 1,000 people Rwanda
2010s 32.54 arrivals per 1,000 people 76.25 arrivals per 1,000 people 43.71 arrivals per 1,000 people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Cameroon or Rwanda?
Cameroon, at 39.02 arrivals per 1,000 people against 35.94 arrivals per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2012.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Cameroon and Rwanda?
3.08 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
Cameroon ranks 151st and Rwanda ranks 152nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.