New Zealand vs Sweden: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
New Zealand
609.11 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
632.1 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
74th
Sweden rank
73rd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 632.1 arrivals per 1,000 people against 609.11 arrivals per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 22.99 arrivals per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 73rd of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 401.55 arrivals per 1,000 people | 291.84 arrivals per 1,000 people | 109.71 arrivals per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 537.48 arrivals per 1,000 people | 502.21 arrivals per 1,000 people | 35.27 arrivals per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 650.29 arrivals per 1,000 people | 882.36 arrivals per 1,000 people | 232.07 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 165.97 arrivals per 1,000 people | 369.39 arrivals per 1,000 people | 203.42 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 632.1 arrivals per 1,000 people against 609.11 arrivals per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 22.99 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- New Zealand ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 73rd 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.