Iceland vs Northern Mariana Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Iceland
1,873 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Northern Mariana Islands
2,085 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
39th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
36th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Iceland
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 2,085 arrivals per 1,000 people against 1,873 arrivals per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 212 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Iceland ranks 39th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 36th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799.33 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11,075 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10,275 arrivals per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 1,279 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7,070 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,791 arrivals per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 3,888 arrivals per 1,000 people | 9,095 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,207 arrivals per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 1,600 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,044 arrivals per 1,000 people | 555.29 arrivals per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Iceland or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 2,085 arrivals per 1,000 people against 1,873 arrivals per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Iceland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 212 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Iceland ranks 39th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 36th 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.