Bahamas vs United States Virgin Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Bahamas
4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
7,850 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
11th
United States Virgin Islands rank
7th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Bahamas
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 7,850 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 3,192 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.7 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 11th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,123 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3,939 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,184 arrivals per 1,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 4,459 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,182 arrivals per 1,000 people | 722.66 arrivals per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 3,882 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,717 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,835 arrivals per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1,682 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5,650 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3,968 arrivals per 1,000 people | United States 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 7,850 arrivals per 1,000 people against 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people in Bahamas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Bahamas and United States Virgin Islands?
- 3,192 arrivals per 1,000 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States Virgin Islands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Bahamas ranks 11th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 7th 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.