Bahamas vs Maldives: Arrivals of tourists from abroad

Bahamas
1.87 million arrivals
in 2024
Maldives
1.68 million arrivals
in 2022
Bahamas rank
80th
Maldives rank
81st

Arrivals of tourists from abroad over time

  • Bahamas
  • Maldives
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199520092024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1.87 million arrivals against 1.68 million arrivals in Maldives, a difference of 194,130 arrivals.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 80th and Maldives ranks 81st of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 1.59 million arrivals 369,200 arrivals 1.22 million arrivals Bahamas
2000s 1.52 million arrivals 560,600 arrivals 963,600 arrivals Bahamas
2010s 1.49 million arrivals 1.21 million arrivals 276,400 arrivals Bahamas
2020s 928,467 arrivals 1.18 million arrivals 255,533 arrivals Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad, Bahamas or Maldives?
Bahamas, at 1.87 million arrivals against 1.68 million arrivals in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad between Bahamas and Maldives?
194,130 arrivals, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Maldives?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Maldives rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad?
Bahamas ranks 80th and Maldives ranks 81st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad
Unit
arrivals
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight.