Spain vs Turkey: Arrivals of tourists from abroad

Spain
93.76 million arrivals
in 2024
Turkey
50.45 million arrivals
in 2022
Spain rank
1st
Turkey rank
4th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad over time

  • Spain
  • Turkey
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199520092024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 93.76 million arrivals against 50.45 million arrivals in Turkey, a difference of 43.31 million arrivals.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.9 times Turkey's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th of 203 countries.

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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.