Ghana vs Sierra Leone: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Ghana
5.01 departures per 1,000 people
in 2020
Sierra Leone
3.09 departures per 1,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
109th
Sierra Leone rank
111th

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

  • Ghana
  • Sierra Leone
051015199720092021

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.01 departures per 1,000 people against 3.09 departures per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.92 departures per 1,000 people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ghana ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 111th of 112 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 6.2 departures per 1,000 people 13.39 departures per 1,000 people 7.19 departures per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 5.01 departures per 1,000 people 4.8 departures per 1,000 people 0.2088 departures per 1,000 people Ghana

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, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
Ghana, at 5.01 departures per 1,000 people against 3.09 departures per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
1.92 departures per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Ghana ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 111th 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.