The world is on the move. More people travel now than ever before. A growing middle-class, prosperous citizens and the ease of travel have made it possible for millions of people to venture out into the world.
Most of us like to travel; whether to visit family and friends, see new countries, travel to exotic locations or explore hidden wonders of the world. In 2014 alone, 1.2 billion people left their respective home countries in order to travel to international destinations.
We have crunched a bunch of travel data to produce this infographic in order to give you a clear overview of the world’s most traveled countries.
The second and third nations who travelled the most were Germany and the USA with 83 million and 68 million international trips, respectively.
Comparing the most travelled nations in absolute number of international trips per year with the per capita numbers, it seems clear that a high GDP per capita correlates well with a high number of international trips per capita.
Summing up, while Chinese, Germans and Americans are the world’s most travelled nationalities having made 101 million, 83 million and 68 million international trips in 2014, respectively; Hong Kong, Finland and Switzerland are the world’s most travelled nationalities per capita with 4.3, 1.7 and 1.6 international trips per capita. Adding domestic trips to the equation, Finland, USA and Sweden become the world’s most travelled nationalities with 7.5, 6.7 and 6 trips per capita per year, respectively.
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