Sierra Leone vs Thailand: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
3.09 departures per 1,000 people
in 2021
Thailand
0.4601 departures per 1,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
111th
Thailand rank
112th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Thailand
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.09 departures per 1,000 people against 0.4601 departures per 1,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 2.63 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 6.7 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Thailand ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 111th and Thailand ranks 112th of 112 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 departures per 1,000 people | 25.62 departures per 1,000 people | 23.6 departures per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8.04 departures per 1,000 people | 45.44 departures per 1,000 people | 37.4 departures per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 14.06 departures per 1,000 people | 104.11 departures per 1,000 people | 90.05 departures per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.95 departures per 1,000 people | 12.14 departures per 1,000 people | 8.19 departures per 1,000 people | Thailand |
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, Sierra Leone or Thailand?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.09 departures per 1,000 people against 0.4601 departures per 1,000 people in Thailand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Thailand?
- 2.63 departures per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Sierra Leone and Thailand rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 111th and Thailand ranks 112th 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.