Jamaica vs Seychelles: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Jamaica
0.0212 ratio
in 2022
Seychelles
0.019 ratio
in 2022
Jamaica rank
163rd
Seychelles rank
165th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Jamaica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0212 ratio against 0.019 ratio in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0022 ratio.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Seychelles ahead.
Jamaica ranks 163rd and Seychelles ranks 165th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0575 ratio | 0.059 ratio | 0.0015 ratio | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.0598 ratio | 0.0563 ratio | 0.0035 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0353 ratio | 0.0126 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0236 ratio | 0.0155 ratio | 0.0081 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 Seychelles?
- Jamaica, at 0.0212 ratio against 0.019 ratio in Seychelles as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 0.0022 ratio, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Seychelles rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Jamaica ranks 163rd and Seychelles ranks 165th 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.