Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Burkina Faso
5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people against 5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.94 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.24 arrivals per 1,000 people | 12.09 arrivals per 1,000 people | 0.1506 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 15.21 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11.67 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.54 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.54 arrivals per 1,000 people | 18.91 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8.37 arrivals per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.36 arrivals per 1,000 people | 4.07 arrivals per 1,000 people | 0.2914 arrivals per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people against 5.61 arrivals per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.94 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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.