Kuwait vs Switzerland: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
1,056 departures per 1,000 people
in 2007
Switzerland
1,282 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
16th
Switzerland rank
13th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,282 departures per 1,000 people against 1,056 departures per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 226 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 112 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 612.97 departures per 1,000 people | 1,676 departures per 1,000 people | 1,063 departures per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 785.03 departures per 1,000 people | 1,517 departures per 1,000 people | 732.22 departures per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
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, Kuwait or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,282 departures per 1,000 people against 1,056 departures per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 226 departures per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Switzerland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2003.
- How do Kuwait and Switzerland rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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.