Jamaica vs Mexico: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Jamaica
0.0212 ratio
in 2022
Mexico
0.0306 ratio
in 2024
Jamaica rank
163rd
Mexico rank
160th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Jamaica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0306 ratio against 0.0212 ratio in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0094 ratio.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 163rd and Mexico ranks 160th of 174 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0575 ratio | 0.0347 ratio | 0.0228 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.0598 ratio | 0.0337 ratio | 0.0261 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0446 ratio | 0.0033 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0236 ratio | 0.0233 ratio | 0.0002 ratio | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Jamaica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0306 ratio against 0.0212 ratio in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Jamaica and Mexico?
- 0.0094 ratio, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mexico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Mexico rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Jamaica ranks 163rd and Mexico ranks 160th 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.