Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Papua New Guinea
15.53 departures per 1,000 people
in 2002
Uruguay
27.38 departures per 1,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Uruguay rank
99th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uruguay
0200400600800199520082021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 27.38 departures per 1,000 people against 15.53 departures per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 11.85 departures per 1,000 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 99th of 112 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 12.08 departures per 1,000 people 205.11 departures per 1,000 people 193.03 departures per 1,000 people Uruguay
2000s 10.52 departures per 1,000 people 176.01 departures per 1,000 people 165.49 departures per 1,000 people Uruguay

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, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 27.38 departures per 1,000 people against 15.53 departures per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
11.85 departures per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2002.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 99th 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.