Norway vs Sweden: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Norway
1,508 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
1,730 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Norway rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,730 departures per 1,000 people against 1,508 departures per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 222 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 8th 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 | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.31 departures per 1,000 people | 1,183 departures per 1,000 people | 939.46 departures per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 702.16 departures per 1,000 people | 1,391 departures per 1,000 people | 689.27 departures per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,657 departures per 1,000 people | 1,694 departures per 1,000 people | 37.09 departures per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 864.07 departures per 1,000 people | 1,042 departures per 1,000 people | 177.44 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1,730 departures per 1,000 people against 1,508 departures per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 222 departures per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 8th 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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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.