Palau vs Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Palau
18,000 trips
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
17,600 trips
in 2022
Palau rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time

  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k199520082022

How they compare

Palau currently reports 18,000 trips against 17,600 trips in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 400 trips.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 179 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 60,000 trips 26,600 trips 33,400 trips Palau
2000s 68,700 trips 27,000 trips 41,700 trips Palau
2010s 116,640 trips 65,520 trips 51,120 trips Palau
2020s 18,000 trips 7,400 trips 10,600 trips Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled, Palau or Papua New Guinea?
Palau, at 18,000 trips against 17,600 trips in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Palau and Papua New Guinea?
400 trips, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Palau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Palau ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Unit
trips
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 4,184 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.