Cyprus vs Sri Lanka: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Cyprus
0.0741 ratio
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0697 ratio
in 2022
Cyprus rank
129th
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Cyprus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.0741 ratio against 0.0697 ratio in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0044 ratio.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0561 ratio | 0.0541 ratio | 0.002 ratio | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.0645 ratio | 0.1368 ratio | 0.0723 ratio | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0602 ratio | 0.0792 ratio | 0.0191 ratio | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0864 ratio | 0.0456 ratio | 0.0407 ratio | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Cyprus or Sri Lanka?
- Cyprus, at 0.0741 ratio against 0.0697 ratio in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0044 ratio, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Sri Lanka rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Cyprus ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.