Botswana vs Rwanda: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Botswana
203,100 trips
in 2021
Rwanda
168,500 trips
in 2021
Botswana rank
128th
Rwanda rank
131st

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time

  • Botswana
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 203,100 trips against 168,500 trips in Rwanda, a difference of 34,600 trips.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 131st of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 1.62 million trips 316,600 trips 1.31 million trips Botswana
2010s 1.33 million trips 859,360 trips 468,050 trips Botswana
2020s 231,150 trips 235,050 trips 3,900 trips Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled, Botswana or Rwanda?
Botswana, at 203,100 trips against 168,500 trips in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Botswana and Rwanda?
34,600 trips, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Botswana ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Unit
trips
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 4,184 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.