Destination Significance Score (DSS)

List of the Destination Significance Score for each country in the world

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The Destination Significance Score (DSS) is calculated by combining several developmental indexes for each country, such as:

Factor What is it? Why is it utilized? Data from
GDP per capita The total of a country’s Gross Domestic Product divided by the number of inhabitants. We use it to determine the “economic strength” of a country. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Power Index The combination of a country’s attributes such as leadership, economic and political influence, as well as international alliances and military strength We use it to determine the strength, stability and global influence of a country USNews.com
Tourism Index The number of annual visitors and tourists in a country We use it to determine the popularity of a certain destination World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Human Development Index (HDI) The combination of a country’s population attributes such as life expectancy, health, education, and the standard of living. We use it as an overall measure of happiness and wellbeing of the population living in that country United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

By combining these factors we have been able to produce a unique destination score which relies on the wealth, country strength, attraction and wellbeing of each country. The table shows the values of the DSS:

CountryDestination Significance Score (DSS)
United States1.406124198
Germany1.39664713
United Kingdom1.373022953
France1.358283319
Japan1.355440971
South Korea1.35465361
United Arab Emirates1.305809818
Canada1.293779554
Italy1.280264873
Australia1.251712434
Spain1.240186871
Israel1.227084103
Switzerland1.220333111
Sweden1.205771607
Russia1.188732033
Netherlands1.184797423
Singapore1.176114208
Belgium1.171000083
Brazil1.160993875
Ukraine1.160435047
Denmark1.155072915
China1.095681079
Norway1.076156088
New Zealand1.059389914
Austria1.050884829
Mexico1.047527565
Poland1.029695095
Portugal1.027416826
Saudi Arabia1.008823244
Greece1.003622251
Luxembourg0.991881138
Finland0.950912485
Argentina0.944847093
Qatar0.940514123
India0.932331886
Malaysia0.926560323
Ireland0.891515113
Colombia0.865355972
South Africa0.84959672
Chile0.846723158
Czechia0.83728351
Iran0.828253579
Belarus0.823016692
Indonesia0.770528969
Thailand0.746571729
Vietnam0.741834578
Egypt0.725009028
Hungary0.658958418
Panama0.636860087
Philippines0.624236341
Costa Rica0.604983795
Romania0.601505011
Slovakia0.593482671
Croatia0.592131231
Peru0.58721471
Kazakhstan0.578592398
Bulgaria0.577324488
Slovenia0.571855344
Bangladesh0.565356653
Lithuania0.562540941
Latvia0.551385862
Malta0.550678675
Serbia0.54211938
Estonia0.539985885
Iceland0.534307229
Jordan0.532122431
Liechtenstein0.529111862
Guatemala0.526986065
Myanmar0.526652046
Cyprus0.525154925
Morocco0.523573434
Lebanon0.52067696
Paraguay0.519705933
Bahrain0.517177461
Monaco0.515307893
Hong Kong0.505068187
Uruguay0.503000378
San Marino0.498392745
Ecuador0.497732846
Andorra0.493861902
Uzbekistan0.493091253
Azerbaijan0.490739383
Barbados0.488122834
Brunei0.486310497
Oman0.484713894
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.470452546
Bahamas0.461541888
Seychelles0.458823382
Vatican City0.456708988
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.45655796
Antigua and Barbuda0.452933286
Trinidad and Tobago0.452782258
Kenya0.449926905
Sri Lanka0.443905425
Mauritius0.44221029
Cambodia0.442117634
Saint Lucia0.441757206
Grenada0.440548981
Dominica0.436894101
Taiwan0.433752716
Macau0.430430098
Algeria0.415294849
Ghana0.406575454
Dominican Republic0.403109652
El Salvador0.401523319
Honduras0.398804813
Samoa0.396901859
Solomon Islands0.395391578
Tonga0.390558679
Venezuela0.386934004
Nicaragua0.385212284
Tunisia0.385193366
Tuvalu0.38330933
Kiribati0.373643531
North Macedonia0.373190447
Montenegro0.372586334
Marshall Islands0.370320913
Palau0.362769507
Moldova0.360987376
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.359326067
Micronesia0.354916046
Albania0.345703331
Georgia0.342592153
Zambia0.327288143
Turkiye0.320632666
Belize0.309003502
Cameroon0.306772267
Vanuatu0.29480686
Timor-Leste0.292088354
Kuwait0.280761246
Nauru0.270340307
Fiji0.269736195
Jamaica0.265507408
Maldives0.263997127
Guyana0.261882733
Botswana0.261278621
Papua New Guinea0.247081979
Bolivia0.242490725
Namibia0.240134686
Lesotho0.23348945
Suriname0.231979169
Eswatini0.228958607
Malawi0.225333932
Tanzania0.217178414
Gambia0.212647571
Cabo Verde0.205096166
Zimbabwe0.202075604
Uganda0.200565323
Armenia0.196940648
Sierra Leone0.196638592
Mozambique0.194222143
Cuba0.193013918
Benin0.190597468
Mongolia0.190597468
Kyrgyzstan0.190295412
Mauritania0.184556344
Burkina Faso0.183046063
São Tomé and Príncipe0.182744007
Gabon0.179783856
Rwanda0.179723445
Ivory Coast0.178817276
Senegal0.177911107
Tajikistan0.176702882
Mali0.175192601
Madagascar0.17368232
Niger0.172776152
Guinea0.172474096
Togo0.170057646
Equatorial Guinea0.167701607
Chad0.167671402
Guinea-Bissau0.164620634
Central African Republic0.163744671
Bhutan0.163110353
Comoros0.162506241
Laos0.159787735
Angola0.158277454
Turkmenistan0.157975397
Burundi0.157371285
Liberia0.155256892
Haiti0.151934273
Republic of the Congo0.148974122
Djibouti0.147705486
Nigeria0.145289037
Ethiopia0.140456137
Eritrea0.135321182
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.128675945
Nepal0.128373889
Libya0.127769777
South Sudan0.125051271
North Korea0.123843046
Sudan0.123238933
Palestine0.117499865
Yemen0.110552573
Somalia0.108438179
Pakistan0.107229954
Kosovo0.10436042
Syria0.097564156
Iraq0.095147706
Afghanistan0.091523031
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