Palau vs Saint Lucia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Palau
0.01 ratio
in 2015
Saint Lucia
0.0154 ratio
in 2022
Palau rank
170th
Saint Lucia rank
168th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Palau
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.0154 ratio against 0.01 ratio in Palau, a difference of 0.0054 ratio.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.5 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 168th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0503 ratio | 0.0423 ratio | 0.008 ratio | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.0503 ratio | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0024 ratio | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.0241 ratio | 0.0502 ratio | 0.0262 ratio | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.0154 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 Saint Lucia?
- 0.0054 ratio, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Lucia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Palau and Saint Lucia rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Palau ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 168th 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.