China vs Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
China
5.59 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
China rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- China
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people against 5.59 arrivals per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.96 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 203 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.11 arrivals per 1,000 people | 12.09 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7.03 arrivals per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 32.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11.67 arrivals per 1,000 people | 21.25 arrivals per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 42.26 arrivals per 1,000 people | 18.91 arrivals per 1,000 people | 23.34 arrivals per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 5.59 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.97 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1.61 arrivals per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, China or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people against 5.59 arrivals per 1,000 people in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between China and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.96 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- China ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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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About this data
Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.