Malaysia vs Puerto Rico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Malaysia
400.18 current US$ per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
447.43 current US$ per person
in 2022
Malaysia rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
75th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 447.43 current US$ per person against 400.18 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 47.25 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Malaysia ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126.36 current US$ per person | 316.85 current US$ per person | 190.49 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 182.31 current US$ per person | 405.68 current US$ per person | 223.37 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 395.89 current US$ per person | 308.91 current US$ per person | 86.98 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 159.79 current US$ per person | 344.16 current US$ per person | 184.37 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita, Malaysia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 447.43 current US$ per person against 400.18 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Malaysia and Puerto Rico?
- 47.25 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Puerto Rico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Puerto Rico rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.