Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people

Papua New Guinea
6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Thailand
7.12 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
186th
Thailand rank
183rd

Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Thailand
0200400600199520082022

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 7.12 arrivals per 1,000 people against 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.57 arrivals per 1,000 people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 186th and Thailand ranks 183rd of 203 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 12.09 arrivals per 1,000 people 125 arrivals per 1,000 people 112.91 arrivals per 1,000 people Thailand
2000s 11.67 arrivals per 1,000 people 183.69 arrivals per 1,000 people 172.02 arrivals per 1,000 people Thailand
2010s 18.91 arrivals per 1,000 people 404.28 arrivals per 1,000 people 385.37 arrivals per 1,000 people Thailand
2020s 2.84 arrivals per 1,000 people 50.5 arrivals per 1,000 people 47.66 arrivals per 1,000 people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
Thailand, at 7.12 arrivals per 1,000 people against 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
0.57 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th and Thailand ranks 183rd 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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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.