How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sudan?

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Sudan: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes

Barbados

586,697 trips

in 2024

Sudan

619,000 trips

in 2018

Barbados rank

97th

Sudan rank

94th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes over time

Barbados
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 619,000 trips against 586,697 trips in Barbados, a difference of 32,303 trips.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 97th and Sudan ranks 94th of 179 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	465,500 trips	30,000 trips	435,500 trips	Barbados
2000s	485,857 trips	215,000 trips	270,857 trips	Barbados
2010s	526,278 trips	509,856 trips	16,422 trips	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, Barbados or Sudan?: Sudan, at 619,000 trips against 586,697 trips in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes between Barbados and Sudan?: 32,303 trips, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sudan?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Barbados and Sudan rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?: Barbados ranks 97th and Sudan ranks 94th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes
Unit: trips
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,054 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.