Sri Lanka vs United States: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita

Sri Lanka
0.0303 trips per person
in 2022
United States
0.0242 trips per person
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
124th
United States rank
126th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0303 trips per person against 0.0242 trips per person in United States, a difference of 0.0061 trips per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 124th and United States ranks 126th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0202 trips per person 0.0612 trips per person 0.041 trips per person United States
2000s 0.0204 trips per person 0.0533 trips per person 0.0329 trips per person United States
2010s 0.0686 trips per person 0.0884 trips per person 0.0199 trips per person United States
2020s 0.0154 trips per person 0.0211 trips per person 0.0057 trips per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita, Sri Lanka or United States?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0303 trips per person against 0.0242 trips per person in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita between Sri Lanka and United States?
0.0061 trips per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 124th and United States ranks 126th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
trips per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,853 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.