Japan vs South Africa: Human visits to space per year
Japan
1 visits
in 2021
South Africa
0 visits
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
South Africa rank
5th
Human visits to space per year over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 visits against 0 visits in South Africa, a difference of 1 visits.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th of 39 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1970s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1980s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 visits | 0 visits | 0.5 visits | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7 visits | 0.1 visits | 0.6 visits | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7 visits | 0 visits | 0.7 visits | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 visits | 0 visits | 1 visits | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human visits to space per year, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 1 visits against 0 visits in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between Japan and South Africa?
- 1 visits, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- Japan ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- CSIS Aerospace Security Project (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Human visits to space per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.