Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1262 ratio against 0.1137 ratio in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0125 ratio.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 80th and United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1659 ratio | 0.1502 ratio | 0.0158 ratio | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1462 ratio | 0.121 ratio | 0.0252 ratio | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.1262 ratio against 0.1137 ratio in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0125 ratio, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 80th and United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.