Mexico vs Turkey: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes
Mexico
46.05 million trips
in 2024
Turkey
49.70 million trips
in 2022
Mexico rank
5th
Turkey rank
3rd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 49.70 million trips against 46.05 million trips in Mexico, a difference of 3.65 million trips.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.39 million trips | 7.39 million trips | 11.99 million trips | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.29 million trips | 18.66 million trips | 1.63 million trips | Mexico |
| 2010s | 30.27 million trips | 37.35 million trips | 7.09 million trips | Turkey |
| 2020s | 30.75 million trips | 31.04 million trips | 288,867 trips | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 49.70 million trips against 46.05 million trips in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes between Mexico and Turkey?
- 3.65 million trips, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Mexico ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.