Hong Kong, China vs Maldives: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Hong Kong, China
2,959 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Maldives
3,196 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
22nd
Maldives rank
20th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3,196 arrivals per 1,000 people against 2,959 arrivals per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 237 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,287 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,378 arrivals per 1,000 people | 90.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1,933 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,808 arrivals per 1,000 people | 124.85 arrivals per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 3,462 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,833 arrivals per 1,000 people | 628.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 89.8 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,287 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,198 arrivals per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Hong Kong, China or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3,196 arrivals per 1,000 people against 2,959 arrivals per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 237 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Maldives rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd and Maldives ranks 20th 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.