Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Bahamas
4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
4,512 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bahamas rank
11th
British Virgin Islands rank
12th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,512 arrivals per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 146 arrivals per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 11th and British Virgin Islands ranks 12th of 203 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,123 arrivals per 1,000 people | 13,488 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8,365 arrivals per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 4,459 arrivals per 1,000 people | 13,394 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8,935 arrivals per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 3,882 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10,597 arrivals per 1,000 people | 6,715 arrivals per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 2,339 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,742 arrivals per 1,000 people | 402.49 arrivals per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- Bahamas, at 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,512 arrivals per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 146 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Bahamas ranks 11th and British Virgin Islands ranks 12th of 203 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 Arrivals of tourists from abroad 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 trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.