International tourist arrivals
Tier B· ReputableDescriptiveInternational overnight visitors in 2019 (UN Tourism / UNWTO) — pre-pandemic, last broadly-reported year. Descriptive magnitude.
100 = most arrivals (2019), 0 = fewest — descriptive, not better or worse
How this score is built
International tourist arrivals — overnight visitors per year (UN Tourism / UNWTO, via Our World in Data). A consistent overnight-tourist measure (not frontier/border crossings), so France's 2019 figure is ~91 million, the number usually cited. A descriptive magnitude on a log scale (arrivals span thousands to >100 million): more arrivals is neither better nor worse, so it uses a neutral colour and is kept off the Compare radar.
⚠️ Pinned to 2019 — pre-pandemic, last broadly-reported year. UN Tourism's post-pandemic country coverage is still thin (≈138 countries reported 2022, only ≈68 report 2023–24), and COVID-year values would be an invalid comparison (open vs closed borders). So we fix the current cross-section to 2019 (174 countries) — the most recent year with broad, comparable coverage — for every country. Countries without a 2019 value show "no data" rather than a mismatched year; earlier years still form the sparkline. This is why it is Tier B, not A — a real, dated 2019 snapshot, clearly labelled pre-pandemic, not a current figure and not an estimate.
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100 = most arrivals (2019), 0 = fewest — descriptive, not better or worse
Full ranking
174 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | FranceFRA | 100100 | 90,914,000 arrivals per year |
| 2nd | SpainESP | 99.1699 | 83,509,000 arrivals per year |
| 3rd | United StatesUSA | 98.6799 | 79,442,000 arrivals per year |
| 4th | ChinaCHN | 96.7997 | 65,725,000 arrivals per year |
| 5th | ItalyITA | 96.6197 | 64,513,000 arrivals per year |
| 6th | TürkiyeTUR | 94.3294 | 51,192,000 arrivals per year |
| 7th | MexicoMEX | 93.0593 | 45,024,000 arrivals per year |
| 8th | ThailandTHA | 91.8692 | 39,916,000 arrivals per year |
| 9th | GermanyDEU | 91.7792 | 39,563,000 arrivals per year |
| 10th | United KingdomGBR | 91.7392 | 39,418,000 arrivals per year |
| 11th | AustriaAUT | 89.6490 | 31,884,000 arrivals per year |
| 12th | GreeceGRC | 89.4789 | 31,348,400 arrivals per year |
| 13th | MalaysiaMYS | 87.6688 | 26,101,000 arrivals per year |
| 14th | Hong KongHKG | 86.7287 | 23,752,000 arrivals per year |
| 15th | CanadaCAN | 86.0386 | 22,145,000 arrivals per year |
| 16th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 85.7786 | 21,561,000 arrivals per year |
| 17th | PolandPOL | 85.5886 | 21,158,000 arrivals per year |
| 18th | NetherlandsNLD | 85.0985 | 20,129,000 arrivals per year |
| 19th | MacauMAC | 84.3284 | 18,633,000 arrivals per year |
| 20th | IndiaIND | 83.8484 | 17,754,000 arrivals per year |
| 21st | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 83.7284 | 17,526,000 arrivals per year |
| 22nd | CroatiaHRV | 83.6284 | 17,353,000 arrivals per year |
| 23rd | PortugalPRT | 83.5884 | 17,283,000 arrivals per year |
| 24th | HungaryHUN | 83.3883 | 16,937,000 arrivals per year |
| 25th | IndonesiaIDN | 82.4782 | 15,455,000 arrivals per year |
| 26th | SingaporeSGP | 82.2582 | 15,119,000 arrivals per year |
| 27th | DenmarkDNK | 81.9982 | 14,725,000 arrivals per year |
| 28th | CzechiaCZE | 81.9482 | 14,651,000 arrivals per year |
| 29th | UkraineUKR | 81.0981 | 13,438,000 arrivals per year |
| 30th | MoroccoMAR | 80.7181 | 12,932,000 arrivals per year |
| 31st | EgyptEGY | 80.6781 | 12,876,000 arrivals per year |
| 32nd | SwitzerlandCHE | 79.8280 | 11,818,000 arrivals per year |
| 33rd | IrelandIRL | 79.0679 | 10,951,000 arrivals per year |
| 34th | South AfricaZAF | 78.3978 | 10,227,500 arrivals per year |
| 35th | TunisiaTUN | 77.5878 | 9,429,000 arrivals per year |
| 36th | BelgiumBEL | 77.4977 | 9,343,000 arrivals per year |
| 37th | PhilippinesPHL | 76.2876 | 8,261,000 arrivals per year |
| 38th | BulgariaBGR | 75.6876 | 7,775,000 arrivals per year |
| 39th | SwedenSWE | 75.4775 | 7,616,000 arrivals per year |
| 40th | ArgentinaARG | 75.1975 | 7,399,000 arrivals per year |
| 41st | CambodiaKHM | 74.0774 | 6,611,000 arrivals per year |
| 42nd | Dominican RepublicDOM | 73.8274 | 6,446,000 arrivals per year |
| 43rd | BrazilBRA | 73.6874 | 6,353,000 arrivals per year |
| 44th | AlbaniaALB | 73.3273 | 6,128,000 arrivals per year |
| 45th | NorwayNOR | 72.9173 | 5,879,000 arrivals per year |
| 46th | GeorgiaGEO | 71.4771 | 5,080,400 arrivals per year |
| 47th | SloveniaSVN | 70.771 | 4,702,000 arrivals per year |
| 48th | IsraelISR | 70.3870 | 4,552,000 arrivals per year |
| 49th | ChileCHL | 70.3170 | 4,518,000 arrivals per year |
| 50th | JordanJOR | 70.2470 | 4,488,400 arrivals per year |
| 51st | LaosLAO | 70.0170 | 4,384,000 arrivals per year |
| 52nd | PeruPER | 69.9870 | 4,372,000 arrivals per year |
| 53rd | MyanmarMMR | 69.9670 | 4,364,000 arrivals per year |
| 54th | CubaCUB | 69.7370 | 4,263,000 arrivals per year |
| 55th | ColombiaCOL | 69.5170 | 4,169,000 arrivals per year |
| 56th | CyprusCYP | 69.0469 | 3,977,000 arrivals per year |
| 57th | BahrainBHR | 68.7269 | 3,849,000 arrivals per year |
| 58th | New ZealandNZL | 68.3468 | 3,702,000 arrivals per year |
| 59th | EstoniaEST | 67.3167 | 3,336,000 arrivals per year |
| 60th | FinlandFIN | 67.1767 | 3,290,000 arrivals per year |
| 61st | Puerto RicoPRI | 66.8367 | 3,180,000 arrivals per year |
| 62nd | Costa RicaCRI | 66.767 | 3,139,000 arrivals per year |
| 63rd | AndorraAND | 66.5567 | 3,090,000 arrivals per year |
| 64th | UruguayURY | 66.4566 | 3,059,000 arrivals per year |
| 65th | AzerbaijanAZE | 65.8466 | 2,876,000 arrivals per year |
| 66th | LithuaniaLTU | 65.8366 | 2,875,000 arrivals per year |
| 67th | MaltaMLT | 65.4165 | 2,753,000 arrivals per year |
| 68th | JamaicaJAM | 65.1465 | 2,681,000 arrivals per year |
| 69th | MontenegroMNE | 64.4964 | 2,510,000 arrivals per year |
| 70th | OmanOMN | 64.4564 | 2,500,000 arrivals per year |
| 71st | BelarusBLR | 63.2163 | 2,206,000 arrivals per year |
| 72nd | MozambiqueMOZ | 62.3462 | 2,019,000 arrivals per year |
| 73rd | IcelandISL | 62.3162 | 2,013,000 arrivals per year |
| 74th | NigeriaNGA | 62.2762 | 2,005,000 arrivals per year |
| 75th | LatviaLVA | 61.9262 | 1,935,000 arrivals per year |
| 75th | LebanonLBN | 61.9262 | 1,936,000 arrivals per year |
| 77th | Sri LankaLKA | 61.8162 | 1,914,000 arrivals per year |
| 78th | ArmeniaARM | 61.7162 | 1,894,000 arrivals per year |
| 79th | SerbiaSRB | 61.4661 | 1,847,000 arrivals per year |
| 80th | BahamasBHS | 61.2461 | 1,807,000 arrivals per year |
| 81st | El SalvadorSLV | 61.0161 | 1,766,000 arrivals per year |
| 82nd | GuatemalaGTM | 60.9461 | 1,752,400 arrivals per year |
| 82nd | PanamaPAN | 60.9461 | 1,753,000 arrivals per year |
| 84th | MaldivesMDV | 60.6561 | 1,703,000 arrivals per year |
| 85th | GuamGUM | 60.4460 | 1,667,000 arrivals per year |
| 86th | NamibiaNAM | 60.0160 | 1,596,000 arrivals per year |
| 87th | RwandaRWA | 59.6960 | 1,544,000 arrivals per year |
| 88th | UgandaUGA | 59.6860 | 1,543,000 arrivals per year |
| 89th | BotswanaBWA | 59.159 | 1,454,600 arrivals per year |
| 90th | TanzaniaTZA | 59.0259 | 1,443,000 arrivals per year |
| 91st | MauritiusMUS | 58.659 | 1,383,000 arrivals per year |
| 92nd | NicaraguaNIC | 57.9558 | 1,295,000 arrivals per year |
| 93rd | ZambiaZMB | 57.7258 | 1,266,000 arrivals per year |
| 94th | BoliviaBOL | 57.5158 | 1,239,000 arrivals per year |
| 95th | ParaguayPRY | 57.3257 | 1,216,000 arrivals per year |
| 96th | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 57.1857 | 1,198,000 arrivals per year |
| 97th | NepalNPL | 57.1757 | 1,197,000 arrivals per year |
| 98th | GhanaGHA | 56.657 | 1,130,000 arrivals per year |
| 99th | ArubaABW | 56.557 | 1,119,000 arrivals per year |
| 100th | PalestinePSE | 56.4256 | 1,110,000 arrivals per year |
| 101st | LuxembourgLUX | 55.7956 | 1,041,000 arrivals per year |
| 102nd | MalawiMWI | 55.1755 | 978,000 arrivals per year |
| 103rd | FijiFJI | 54.2854 | 894,000 arrivals per year |
| 104th | TogoTGO | 54.0854 | 876,000 arrivals per year |
| 105th | EthiopiaETH | 53.3353 | 812,000 arrivals per year |
| 106th | Cape VerdeCPV | 52.6553 | 758,000 arrivals per year |
| 106th | North MacedoniaMKD | 52.6553 | 758,000 arrivals per year |
| 108th | HondurasHND | 52.1952 | 724,000 arrivals per year |
| 109th | EswatiniSWZ | 51.5752 | 680,000 arrivals per year |
| 110th | GambiaGMB | 50.6651 | 620,000 arrivals per year |
| 111th | MongoliaMNG | 49.9550 | 577,000 arrivals per year |
| 112th | MartiniqueMTQ | 49.5850 | 556,000 arrivals per year |
| 113th | RéunionREU | 49.1849 | 533,600 arrivals per year |
| 114th | BarbadosBRB | 48.9849 | 523,000 arrivals per year |
| 115th | United States Virgin IslandsVIR | 48.8149 | 514,000 arrivals per year |
| 116th | BelizeBLZ | 48.5949 | 503,000 arrivals per year |
| 116th | Cayman IslandsCYM | 48.5949 | 503,000 arrivals per year |
| 118th | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 48.2748 | 487,000 arrivals per year |
| 119th | Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 48.2148 | 484,000 arrivals per year |
| 120th | DR CongoCOD | 48.1148 | 479,000 arrivals per year |
| 121st | CuraçaoCUW | 47.7948 | 464,000 arrivals per year |
| 122nd | Saint LuciaLCA | 46.947 | 424,000 arrivals per year |
| 123rd | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 46.0446 | 388,600 arrivals per year |
| 124th | MadagascarMDG | 45.9246 | 384,000 arrivals per year |
| 124th | SeychellesSYC | 45.9246 | 384,000 arrivals per year |
| 126th | MonacoMCO | 45.3645 | 363,000 arrivals per year |
| 127th | BruneiBRN | 44.5145 | 333,000 arrivals per year |
| 128th | BangladeshBGD | 44.2144 | 323,000 arrivals per year |
| 129th | Sint MaartenSXM | 44.1244 | 320,000 arrivals per year |
| 130th | BhutanBTN | 43.9944 | 316,000 arrivals per year |
| 131st | GuyanaGUY | 43.9644 | 315,000 arrivals per year |
| 132nd | BeninBEN | 43.7744 | 309,000 arrivals per year |
| 133rd | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 43.5644 | 302,400 arrivals per year |
| 134th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 43.5144 | 301,000 arrivals per year |
| 135th | HaitiHTI | 43.0143 | 286,000 arrivals per year |
| 136th | BermudaBMU | 42.442 | 269,000 arrivals per year |
| 137th | French PolynesiaPYF | 41.1541 | 237,000 arrivals per year |
| 138th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 41.0641 | 235,000 arrivals per year |
| 139th | AngolaAGO | 40.3240 | 218,000 arrivals per year |
| 140th | MaliMLI | 40.2840 | 217,000 arrivals per year |
| 141st | NigerNER | 39.0639 | 192,000 arrivals per year |
| 142nd | GrenadaGRD | 38.8639 | 188,000 arrivals per year |
| 143rd | MoldovaMDA | 38.0938 | 174,000 arrivals per year |
| 144th | Cook IslandsCOK | 37.9838 | 172,000 arrivals per year |
| 144th | SamoaWSM | 37.9838 | 172,000 arrivals per year |
| 146th | DjiboutiDJI | 37.6838 | 167,000 arrivals per year |
| 147th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 37.2637 | 160,000 arrivals per year |
| 148th | KuwaitKWT | 36.8237 | 153,000 arrivals per year |
| 149th | Burkina FasoBFA | 36.1536 | 143,000 arrivals per year |
| 150th | New CaledoniaNCL | 35.2835 | 131,000 arrivals per year |
| 151st | VanuatuVUT | 34.4634 | 120,600 arrivals per year |
| 152nd | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 34.4234 | 120,000 arrivals per year |
| 153rd | San MarinoSMR | 33.6434 | 111,000 arrivals per year |
| 154th | LiechtensteinLIE | 32.4232 | 98,100 arrivals per year |
| 155th | AnguillaAIA | 32.132 | 95,000 arrivals per year |
| 156th | PalauPLW | 3232 | 94,000 arrivals per year |
| 157th | DominicaDMA | 31.5732 | 90,000 arrivals per year |
| 158th | Central African RepublicCAF | 31.2331 | 87,000 arrivals per year |
| 159th | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 30.8931 | 84,000 arrivals per year |
| 160th | Timor-LesteTLS | 30.531 | 80,800 arrivals per year |
| 161st | ChadTCD | 30.2830 | 79,000 arrivals per year |
| 162nd | TongaTON | 28.6929 | 67,300 arrivals per year |
| 163rd | Sierra LeoneSLE | 28.0428 | 63,000 arrivals per year |
| 164th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 26.2226 | 52,400 arrivals per year |
| 165th | ComorosCOM | 24.7425 | 45,100 arrivals per year |
| 166th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 22.222 | 34,900 arrivals per year |
| 167th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 20.3320 | 28,900 arrivals per year |
| 168th | American SamoaASM | 16.2916 | 19,200 arrivals per year |
| 169th | MicronesiaFSM | 15.6516 | 18,000 arrivals per year |
| 170th | MontserratMSR | 10.2210 | 10,400 arrivals per year |
| 171st | NiueNIU | 10.0310 | 10,200 arrivals per year |
| 172nd | KiribatiKIR | 7.58 | 7,900 arrivals per year |
| 173rd | Marshall IslandsMHL | 4.955 | 6,100 arrivals per year |
| 174th | TuvaluTUV | 00 | 3,700 arrivals per year |