American Samoa vs Panama: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
American Samoa
0.2132 ratio
in 2018
Panama
0.2255 ratio
in 2022
American Samoa rank
63rd
Panama rank
60th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- American Samoa
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2255 ratio against 0.2132 ratio in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0123 ratio.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
American Samoa ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 174 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2405 ratio | 0.6639 ratio | 0.4234 ratio | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.2769 ratio | 0.5977 ratio | 0.3208 ratio | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2585 ratio | 0.2773 ratio | 0.0189 ratio | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, American Samoa or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2255 ratio against 0.2132 ratio in American Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between American Samoa and Panama?
- 0.0123 ratio, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Panama?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do American Samoa and Panama rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- American Samoa ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.