South Africa vs United States: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time
- South Africa
- United States
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8.64 million trips against 8.05 million trips in United States, a difference of 596,600 trips.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 27th and United States ranks 29th of 179 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.87 million trips | 16.89 million trips | 12.02 million trips | United States |
| 2000s | 6.88 million trips | 15.70 million trips | 8.82 million trips | United States |
| 2010s | 9.14 million trips | 28.41 million trips | 19.27 million trips | United States |
| 2020s | 2.38 million trips | 7.01 million trips | 4.63 million trips | United States |
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, South Africa or United States?
- South Africa, at 8.64 million trips against 8.05 million trips in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between South Africa and United States?
- 596,600 trips, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do South Africa and United States rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 27th and United States ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.