China vs Singapore: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
China
0.1467 ratio
in 2019
Singapore
0.1477 ratio
in 2019
China rank
84th
Singapore rank
83rd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.1477 ratio against 0.1467 ratio in China, a difference of 0.001 ratio.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 84th and Singapore ranks 83rd of 174 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.32 ratio | 0.3735 ratio | 0.0535 ratio | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.2415 ratio | 0.2469 ratio | 0.0054 ratio | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.1477 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 Singapore?
- 0.001 ratio, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- China ranks 84th and Singapore ranks 83rd 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.