Nicaragua vs Samoa: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Nicaragua
103.85 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Samoa
116.13 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
75th
Samoa rank
73rd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
0100200300199520082022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 116.13 departures per 1,000 people against 103.85 departures per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 12.28 departures per 1,000 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 73rd of 112 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 91.24 departures per 1,000 people 321.72 departures per 1,000 people 230.48 departures per 1,000 people Samoa
2000s 131.33 departures per 1,000 people 282.22 departures per 1,000 people 150.88 departures per 1,000 people Samoa
2010s 156.61 departures per 1,000 people 286.94 departures per 1,000 people 130.32 departures per 1,000 people Samoa
2020s 69.78 departures per 1,000 people 75.44 departures per 1,000 people 5.66 departures per 1,000 people Samoa

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, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Samoa, at 116.13 departures per 1,000 people against 103.85 departures per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Samoa?
12.28 departures per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 73rd 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.