Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Kiribati
1.72 ratio
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
2.94 ratio
in 2022
Kiribati rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.94 ratio against 1.72 ratio in Kiribati, a difference of 1.22 ratio.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Kiribati's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4526 ratio | 1.27 ratio | 0.8222 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7268 ratio | 1.83 ratio | 1.11 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.639 ratio | 1.98 ratio | 1.34 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.76 ratio | 5.18 ratio | 2.42 ratio | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.94 ratio against 1.72 ratio in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.22 ratio, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Kiribati ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st 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.