Malta vs Spain: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
Malta
4.22 ratio
in 2024
Spain
4.4 ratio
in 2024
Malta rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.4 ratio against 4.22 ratio in Malta, a difference of 0.18 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 107 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.69 ratio | 9.74 ratio | 3.05 ratio | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.55 ratio | 8.41 ratio | 2.86 ratio | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.21 ratio | 4.7 ratio | 0.493 ratio | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.64 ratio | 4.35 ratio | 0.7082 ratio | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.4 ratio against 4.22 ratio in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips between Malta and Spain?
- 0.18 ratio, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
- Malta ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).