Cook Islands vs Thailand: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
Cook Islands
12.62 ratio
in 2022
Thailand
15.48 ratio
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
3rd
Thailand rank
2nd
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips over time
- Cook Islands
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.48 ratio against 12.62 ratio in Cook Islands, a difference of 2.86 ratio.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 107 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.85 ratio | 4.58 ratio | 2.26 ratio | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 7.63 ratio | 4.22 ratio | 3.41 ratio | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 10.43 ratio | 3.87 ratio | 6.56 ratio | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 6.2 ratio | 9.71 ratio | 3.51 ratio | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips, Cook Islands or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.48 ratio against 12.62 ratio in Cook Islands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips between Cook Islands and Thailand?
- 2.86 ratio, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Thailand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Cook Islands and Thailand rank globally for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).