Seychelles vs Saint Lucia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Seychelles
0.019 ratio
in 2022
Saint Lucia
0.0154 ratio
in 2022
Seychelles rank
165th
Saint Lucia rank
168th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.019 ratio against 0.0154 ratio in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0036 ratio.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 165th and Saint Lucia ranks 168th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.059 ratio | 0.0423 ratio | 0.0167 ratio | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.0573 ratio | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0095 ratio | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.0353 ratio | 0.0456 ratio | 0.0104 ratio | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.0155 ratio | 0.0197 ratio | 0.0042 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, Seychelles or Saint Lucia?
- Seychelles, at 0.019 ratio against 0.0154 ratio in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0036 ratio, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Lucia rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Seychelles ranks 165th 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.