Barbados vs Thailand: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Barbados
0.0974 ratio
in 2024
Thailand
0.0952 ratio
in 2021
Barbados rank
110th
Thailand rank
111th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Barbados
- Thailand
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0974 ratio against 0.0952 ratio in Thailand, a difference of 0.0022 ratio.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Thailand ahead.
Barbados ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 111th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0787 ratio | 0.1187 ratio | 0.0401 ratio | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.1287 ratio | 0.127 ratio | 0.0017 ratio | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.1021 ratio | 0.0919 ratio | 0.0103 ratio | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.1004 ratio | 0.0663 ratio | 0.0342 ratio | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Barbados or Thailand?
- Barbados, at 0.0974 ratio against 0.0952 ratio in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Barbados and Thailand?
- 0.0022 ratio, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Barbados ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 111th 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.