China vs Ireland: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
China
0.1467 ratio
in 2019
Ireland
0.1543 ratio
in 2019
China rank
84th
Ireland rank
82nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1543 ratio against 0.1467 ratio in China, a difference of 0.0076 ratio.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 84th and Ireland ranks 82nd of 174 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.32 ratio | 0.1508 ratio | 0.1692 ratio | China |
| 2010s | 0.2415 ratio | 0.1638 ratio | 0.0776 ratio | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.1543 ratio against 0.1467 ratio in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between China and Ireland?
- 0.0076 ratio, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- China ranks 84th and Ireland ranks 82nd 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.