Korea vs Mexico: Outbound tourism — Departures
Korea
29.55 million Persons
in 2025
Mexico
68.89 million Persons
in 2024
Korea rank
2nd
Mexico rank
4th
Outbound tourism — Departures over time
- Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 68.89 million Persons against 29.55 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 39.34 million Persons.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.3 times Korea's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 million Persons | 102.87 million Persons | 92.13 million Persons | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19.54 million Persons | 90.47 million Persons | 70.93 million Persons | Mexico |
| 2020s | 12.69 million Persons | 46.37 million Persons | 33.68 million Persons | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound tourism — departures, Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 68.89 million Persons against 29.55 million Persons in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in outbound tourism — departures between Korea and Mexico?
- 39.34 million Persons, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for outbound tourism — departures?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 4th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.