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

Malta
1,564 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
1,730 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malta rank
6th
Sweden rank
5th

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

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

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,730 departures per 1,000 people against 1,564 departures per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 166 departures per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Malta ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 5th of 112 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 434.52 departures per 1,000 people 1,204 departures per 1,000 people 769.8 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2000s 533.64 departures per 1,000 people 1,396 departures per 1,000 people 862.8 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2010s 1,007 departures per 1,000 people 1,694 departures per 1,000 people 687.23 departures per 1,000 people Sweden
2020s 915.31 departures per 1,000 people 1,042 departures per 1,000 people 126.21 departures per 1,000 people Sweden

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, Malta or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1,730 departures per 1,000 people against 1,564 departures per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Sweden?
166 departures per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Malta ranks 6th 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.