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
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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Number of people working in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people in the country's population.