Belgium vs Sweden: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Belgium
1,526 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
1,730 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
7th
Sweden rank
5th

International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
5001.0k1.5k2.0k199520092024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,730 departures per 1,000 people against 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 204 departures per 1,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 671.51 departures per 1,000 people 1,219 departures per 1,000 people 547.05 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2000s 767.47 departures per 1,000 people 1,396 departures per 1,000 people 628.97 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2010s 1,097 departures per 1,000 people 1,694 departures per 1,000 people 597.76 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2020s 1,065 departures per 1,000 people 1,042 departures per 1,000 people 23.34 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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 1,730 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 Sweden?
204 departures per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Belgium ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th 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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Indicator
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
departures per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.