Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Hong Kong, China
0.1464 ratio
in 2019
Singapore
0.1477 ratio
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
85th
Singapore rank
83rd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.1477 ratio against 0.1464 ratio in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0013 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 85th 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 | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2831 ratio | 0.4096 ratio | 0.1266 ratio | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.1717 ratio | 0.2469 ratio | 0.0752 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, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.1477 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 Singapore?
- 0.0013 ratio, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 85th 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.