Philippines vs Sri Lanka: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Philippines
53.43 departures per 1,000 people
in 2016
Sri Lanka
49.38 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Philippines rank
91st
Sri Lanka rank
94th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 53.43 departures per 1,000 people against 49.38 departures per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.05 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Philippines ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 112 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.99 departures per 1,000 people | 27.89 departures per 1,000 people | 2.91 departures per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.88 departures per 1,000 people | 35.02 departures per 1,000 people | 8.15 departures per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.2 departures per 1,000 people | 63.11 departures per 1,000 people | 17.91 departures per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
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, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Philippines, at 53.43 departures per 1,000 people against 49.38 departures per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 4.05 departures per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.