Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Samoa
0.0698 ratio
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0697 ratio
in 2022
Samoa rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0698 ratio against 0.0697 ratio in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 ratio.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1373 ratio | 0.0448 ratio | 0.0924 ratio | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1178 ratio | 0.1368 ratio | 0.019 ratio | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.116 ratio | 0.0792 ratio | 0.0368 ratio | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0636 ratio | 0.0552 ratio | 0.0084 ratio | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 0.0698 ratio against 0.0697 ratio in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0001 ratio, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Samoa ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.