India vs Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
India
6.77 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
India rank
185th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 6.77 arrivals per 1,000 people against 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.22 arrivals per 1,000 people.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 203 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 arrivals per 1,000 people | 12.09 arrivals per 1,000 people | 9.76 arrivals per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.26 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11.67 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8.42 arrivals per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.97 arrivals per 1,000 people | 19.89 arrivals per 1,000 people | 11.91 arrivals per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.49 arrivals per 1,000 people | 4.07 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1.59 arrivals per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 6.77 arrivals per 1,000 people against 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.22 arrivals per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- India ranks 185th 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.