Australia vs New Zealand: Trips by domestic tourists per person
Australia
4.3 trips per person
in 2024
New Zealand
3.75 trips per person
in 2012
Australia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
4th
Trips by domestic tourists per person over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.3 trips per person against 3.75 trips per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.55 trips per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 71 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 trips per person | 4.62 trips per person | 1.28 trips per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.2 trips per person | 3.81 trips per person | 0.6172 trips per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trips by domestic tourists per person, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 4.3 trips per person against 3.75 trips per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trips by domestic tourists per person between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.55 trips per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2012.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Australia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Trips by domestic tourists per person. 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 individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.