Bahamas vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Bahamas
4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
8,847 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bahamas rank
11th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
6th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Bahamas
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 8,847 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 4,189 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.9 times Bahamas's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 11th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,123 arrivals per 1,000 people | 13,802 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8,679 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 4,459 arrivals per 1,000 people | 13,882 arrivals per 1,000 people | 9,422 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 3,882 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11,512 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7,631 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 2,339 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,806 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3,466 arrivals per 1,000 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 8,847 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 4,189 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Bahamas ranks 11th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 6th 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.