Suriname vs Uruguay: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Suriname
0.0909 ratio
in 2015
Uruguay
0.0871 ratio
in 2021
Suriname rank
115th
Uruguay rank
118th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0909 ratio against 0.0871 ratio in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0038 ratio.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 118th of 174 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0761 ratio | 0.0695 ratio | 0.0066 ratio | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1021 ratio | 0.0708 ratio | 0.0313 ratio | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.1045 ratio | 0.0802 ratio | 0.0243 ratio | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 0.0909 ratio against 0.0871 ratio in Uruguay as of 2015.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.0038 ratio, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Suriname ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 118th 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.