Barbados vs Sweden: Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people

Barbados
23.97 persons per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
22.8 persons per 1,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
56th
Sweden rank
58th

Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people over time

  • Barbados
  • Sweden
0102030201520192023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 23.97 persons per 1,000 people against 22.8 persons per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 1.17 persons per 1,000 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 78 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 30.28 persons per 1,000 people 27.97 persons per 1,000 people 2.31 persons per 1,000 people Barbados
2020s 21.64 persons per 1,000 people 22.8 persons per 1,000 people 1.16 persons per 1,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people, Barbados or Sweden?
Barbados, at 23.97 persons per 1,000 people against 22.8 persons per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people between Barbados and Sweden?
1.17 persons per 1,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people?
Barbados ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 78 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 Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people
Unit
persons 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
78 places, 972 data points, 2008–2023
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Number of people working in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people in the country's population.