Cook Islands vs Macao: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Cook Islands
7,703 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Macao
22,275 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
8th
Macao rank
2nd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Cook Islands
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 22,275 arrivals per 1,000 people against 7,703 arrivals per 1,000 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 14,572 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.9 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Macao ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 8th and Macao ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,894 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10,745 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7,850 arrivals per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 5,522 arrivals per 1,000 people | 17,282 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11,761 arrivals per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2010s | 7,911 arrivals per 1,000 people | 24,473 arrivals per 1,000 people | 16,563 arrivals per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 3,681 arrivals per 1,000 people | 4,327 arrivals per 1,000 people | 646.68 arrivals per 1,000 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Cook Islands or Macao?
- Macao, at 22,275 arrivals per 1,000 people against 7,703 arrivals per 1,000 people in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Cook Islands and Macao?
- 14,572 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Macao?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Cook Islands and Macao rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Cook Islands ranks 8th and Macao ranks 2nd 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.