Ireland vs Singapore: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Ireland
0.1543 ratio
in 2019
Singapore
0.1477 ratio
in 2019
Ireland rank
82nd
Singapore rank
83rd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1543 ratio against 0.1477 ratio in Singapore, a difference of 0.0066 ratio.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Singapore ahead.
Ireland ranks 82nd and Singapore ranks 83rd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3115 ratio | 0.2616 ratio | 0.0499 ratio | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.1746 ratio | 0.3545 ratio | 0.1799 ratio | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.1638 ratio | 0.2469 ratio | 0.0831 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, Ireland or Singapore?
- Ireland, at 0.1543 ratio against 0.1477 ratio in Singapore as of 2019.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Ireland and Singapore?
- 0.0066 ratio, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Ireland ranks 82nd 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.