Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips by country
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.
Countries reporting
131
Highest
13.4 ratio
San Marino
Lowest
0.0018 ratio
Maldives
Median
0.2347 ratio
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,886
What the numbers show
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 13.4 ratio in San Marino; the lowest is 0.0018 ratio in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2347 ratio, and the mean is 0.7515 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,540.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 1,125.3%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 99.1%).
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 13.4 ratio | 2021 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.38 ratio | 2022 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bahamas | 5.01 ratio | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine | 4.88 ratio | 2020 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 3.05 ratio | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 2.9 ratio | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 2.89 ratio | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 8 | Dominica | 2.85 ratio | 2022 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bermuda | 2.76 ratio | 2022 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 2.61 ratio | 2022 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.56 ratio | 2022 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 12 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.26 ratio | 2022 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 13 | American Samoa | 2.05 ratio | 2019 | up 175.6% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 2 ratio | 2021 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 1.96 ratio | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 16 | France | 1.92 ratio | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.66 ratio | 2021 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 18 | Andorra | 1.31 ratio | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 1.26 ratio | 2022 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Bahrain | 1.25 ratio | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Grenada | 1.25 ratio | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.22 ratio | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 23 | Macao | 1.18 ratio | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 1.17 ratio | 2022 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1.11 ratio | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 26 | Curacao | 1.11 ratio | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 1.1 ratio | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 1.03 ratio | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 1.01 ratio | 2022 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 1 ratio | 2006 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belize | 0.9954 ratio | 2021 | down 70.9% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0.9595 ratio | 2022 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Gabon | 0.9554 ratio | 2005 | up 59.2% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.9186 ratio | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 0.8882 ratio | 2022 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 0.7619 ratio | 2022 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.72 ratio | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 38 | Montserrat | 0.6889 ratio | 2020 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Barbados | 0.6631 ratio | 2022 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 0.6145 ratio | 2022 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 0.6078 ratio | 2000 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 43 | Haiti | 0.5862 ratio | 2020 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 44 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.566 ratio | 2021 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 45 | Aruba | 0.554 ratio | 2022 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 46 | Italy | 0.529 ratio | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 47 | Kiribati | 0.519 ratio | 2019 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Canada | 0.4974 ratio | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 0.468 ratio | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 50 | Oman | 0.4656 ratio | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4551 ratio | 2024 | up 310.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 0.3888 ratio | 2014 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 53 | Lesotho | 0.3531 ratio | 2013 | up 1,125.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Norway | 0.3486 ratio | 2011 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0.3439 ratio | 2022 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.3077 ratio | 2024 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Anguilla | 0.2928 ratio | 2022 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.2806 ratio | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0.2789 ratio | 2022 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 60 | Syria | 0.2773 ratio | 2011 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar | 0.2753 ratio | 2020 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 62 | Singapore | 0.2688 ratio | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.2679 ratio | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0.2443 ratio | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0.2415 ratio | 2024 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 66 | Libya | 0.2353 ratio | 2008 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 0.2347 ratio | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 68 | Tonga | 0.212 ratio | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 0.2003 ratio | 2022 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 70 | French Polynesia | 0.1947 ratio | 2022 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 72 | Monaco | 0.1878 ratio | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.1713 ratio | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.1708 ratio | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 0.1429 ratio | 2003 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 0.1404 ratio | 2022 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 0.1376 ratio | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 0.134 ratio | 2022 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1262 ratio | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 81 | Mozambique | 0.1159 ratio | 2021 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 0.1143 ratio | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1137 ratio | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 84 | Tanzania | 0.113 ratio | 2021 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 0.1084 ratio | 2024 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 0.1032 ratio | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 0.1 ratio | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 88 | Laos | 0.0922 ratio | 2020 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Benin | 0.0892 ratio | 2020 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 90 | Yemen | 0.0867 ratio | 2015 | up 788.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 0.0764 ratio | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 92 | Greece | 0.0733 ratio | 2022 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 0.0721 ratio | 2001 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0667 ratio | 2021 | down 96.4% | falling |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0.0625 ratio | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 0.0623 ratio | 2022 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 0.0623 ratio | 2017 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Thailand | 0.061 ratio | 2001 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0591 ratio | 2011 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 0.055 ratio | 2022 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.0539 ratio | 2022 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Vietnam | 0.0515 ratio | 2015 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 0.0508 ratio | 2011 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 104 | New Zealand | 0.0434 ratio | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Russia | 0.0417 ratio | 2005 | — | rising |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0389 ratio | 2022 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Colombia | 0.0372 ratio | 2022 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 0.0352 ratio | 2019 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritius | 0.0297 ratio | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 110 | Ukraine | 0.0282 ratio | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.0272 ratio | 2021 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 112 | Fiji | 0.025 ratio | 2022 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Samoa | 0.0243 ratio | 2022 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 114 | Brunei | 0.0241 ratio | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Indonesia | 0.022 ratio | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 0.021 ratio | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 117 | Seychelles | 0.0196 ratio | 2022 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Albania | 0.0185 ratio | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkey | 0.0185 ratio | 2022 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | 0.0169 ratio | 2020 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 0.0135 ratio | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 122 | India | 0.013 ratio | 2024 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 123 | Congo | 0.0128 ratio | 2018 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 0.0091 ratio | 2022 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 125 | Cuba | 0.0086 ratio | 2016 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Egypt | 0.0085 ratio | 2022 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 0.0081 ratio | 2017 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Australia | 0.0069 ratio | 2006 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | 0.0062 ratio | 2012 | — | falling |
| 130 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0052 ratio | 2022 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Venezuela | 0.0047 ratio | 2017 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 0.0032 ratio | 2017 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Togo | 0.0019 ratio | 2017 | — | falling |
| 134 | Maldives | 0.0018 ratio | 2013 | down 74.9% | volatile |
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.