Panama vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Panama
0.2255 ratio
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.2214 ratio
in 2024
Panama rank
60th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
62nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Panama
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2255 ratio against 0.2214 ratio in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0041 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6639 ratio | 0.4013 ratio | 0.2626 ratio | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5859 ratio | 0.4209 ratio | 0.165 ratio | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2643 ratio | 0.3317 ratio | 0.0675 ratio | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1445 ratio | 0.233 ratio | 0.0884 ratio | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Panama or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Panama, at 0.2255 ratio against 0.2214 ratio in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0041 ratio, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Panama ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd 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.