Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Burkina Faso
1.04 ratio
in 2022
Guinea
1.1 ratio
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
9th
Guinea rank
8th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.1 ratio against 1.04 ratio in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.06 ratio.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 ratio | 2.91 ratio | 1.57 ratio | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.38 ratio | 0.8166 ratio | 0.5673 ratio | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.54 ratio | 0.9785 ratio | 0.5575 ratio | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1.1 ratio against 1.04 ratio in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.06 ratio, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 8th 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.