Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Belgium
0.4485 ratio
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5253 ratio
in 2021
Belgium rank
33rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Belgium
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.5253 ratio against 0.4485 ratio in Belgium, a difference of 0.0768 ratio.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5803 ratio | 0.6473 ratio | 0.0669 ratio | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.5467 ratio | 0.0624 ratio | 0.4842 ratio | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5289 ratio | 0.1734 ratio | 0.3555 ratio | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4692 ratio | 0.5253 ratio | 0.0561 ratio | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Belgium or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.5253 ratio against 0.4485 ratio in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0768 ratio, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th 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.