El Salvador vs Panama: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
El Salvador
1.69 ratio
in 2024
Panama
1.75 ratio
in 2022
El Salvador rank
39th
Panama rank
38th
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.75 ratio against 1.69 ratio in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Panama ranks 38th of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.14 ratio | 2.46 ratio | 1.31 ratio | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.48 ratio | 1.28 ratio | 0.1986 ratio | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.75 ratio against 1.69 ratio in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.06 ratio, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Panama ranks 38th 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).