Belgium vs Malta: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
1,526 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malta
1,564 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
7th
Malta rank
6th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1,564 departures per 1,000 people against 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 38 departures per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Malta ranks 6th of 112 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 671.51 departures per 1,000 people | 437.19 departures per 1,000 people | 234.32 departures per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 767.47 departures per 1,000 people | 533.64 departures per 1,000 people | 233.83 departures per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,080 departures per 1,000 people | 1,000 departures per 1,000 people | 79.43 departures per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,147 departures per 1,000 people | 1,041 departures per 1,000 people | 106.15 departures per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Malta?
- Malta, at 1,564 departures per 1,000 people against 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Malta?
- 38 departures per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Malta ranks 6th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.