Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Hong Kong, China
0.1464 ratio
in 2019
Ireland
0.1543 ratio
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
85th
Ireland rank
82nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1543 ratio against 0.1464 ratio in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0079 ratio.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 85th and Ireland ranks 82nd of 174 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2831 ratio | 0.1535 ratio | 0.1296 ratio | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.1717 ratio | 0.1638 ratio | 0.0079 ratio | Hong Kong, 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, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.1543 ratio against 0.1464 ratio in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
- 0.0079 ratio, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 85th 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.