Palau vs Seychelles: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Palau
0.01 ratio
in 2015
Seychelles
0.019 ratio
in 2022
Palau rank
170th
Seychelles rank
165th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Palau
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.019 ratio against 0.01 ratio in Palau, a difference of 0.009 ratio.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.9 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Seychelles ahead.
Palau ranks 170th and Seychelles ranks 165th of 174 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0503 ratio | 0.059 ratio | 0.0087 ratio | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.0516 ratio | 0.0563 ratio | 0.0047 ratio | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.0241 ratio | 0.0404 ratio | 0.0164 ratio | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Palau or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.019 ratio against 0.01 ratio in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Palau and Seychelles?
- 0.009 ratio, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Seychelles?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Palau and Seychelles rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Palau ranks 170th 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.