Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad
Japan
36.87 million arrivals
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
29.73 million arrivals
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36.87 million arrivals against 29.73 million arrivals in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 7.14 million arrivals.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 36.87 million arrivals against 29.73 million arrivals in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 7.14 million arrivals, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad?
- Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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
Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight.