Japan vs Philippines: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Japan
0.1239 ratio
in 2022
Philippines
0.1293 ratio
in 2022
Japan rank
93rd
Philippines rank
90th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1293 ratio against 0.1239 ratio in Japan, a difference of 0.0054 ratio.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 90th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4007 ratio | 0.2577 ratio | 0.143 ratio | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2866 ratio | 0.1916 ratio | 0.095 ratio | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1299 ratio | 0.0922 ratio | 0.0377 ratio | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0866 ratio | 0.0903 ratio | 0.0037 ratio | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1293 ratio against 0.1239 ratio in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.0054 ratio, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Japan ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 90th 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.