New Zealand vs Spain: Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people
New Zealand
61.38 persons per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
57.64 persons per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
13th
Spain rank
15th
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 61.38 persons per 1,000 people against 57.64 persons per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 3.74 persons per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 78 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.94 persons per 1,000 people | 47.06 persons per 1,000 people | 30.88 persons per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 70.76 persons per 1,000 people | 49.5 persons per 1,000 people | 21.27 persons per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 55.68 persons per 1,000 people | 52.79 persons per 1,000 people | 2.89 persons per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 61.38 persons per 1,000 people against 57.64 persons per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people between New Zealand and Spain?
- 3.74 persons per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 78 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 Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people working in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people in the country's population.