Australia vs Norway: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Australia
0.2492 ratio
in 2022
Norway
0.2834 ratio
in 2011
Australia rank
54th
Norway rank
52nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2834 ratio against 0.2492 ratio in Australia, a difference of 0.0342 ratio.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Norway ranks 52nd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1956 ratio | 0.3239 ratio | 0.1283 ratio | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2544 ratio | 0.318 ratio | 0.0636 ratio | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3166 ratio | 0.2854 ratio | 0.0313 ratio | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2834 ratio against 0.2492 ratio in Australia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Australia and Norway?
- 0.0342 ratio, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Australia ranks 54th and Norway ranks 52nd 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.