Malawi vs Rwanda: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Malawi
2.42 ratio
in 2021
Rwanda
2.03 ratio
in 2021
Malawi rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
3rd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.42 ratio against 2.03 ratio in Rwanda, a difference of 0.39 ratio.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9244 ratio | 0.9519 ratio | 0.0275 ratio | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.89 ratio | 0.5211 ratio | 1.37 ratio | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.25 ratio | 1.34 ratio | 1.91 ratio | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 2.42 ratio against 2.03 ratio in Rwanda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.39 ratio, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.