Egypt vs South Africa: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita

Egypt
0.1186 trips per person
in 2019
South Africa
0.135 trips per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
92nd
South Africa rank
90th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.2199520092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.135 trips per person against 0.1186 trips per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0164 trips per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 90th of 170 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0525 trips per person 0.1052 trips per person 0.0528 trips per person South Africa
2000s 0.096 trips per person 0.1389 trips per person 0.043 trips per person South Africa
2010s 0.1014 trips per person 0.1632 trips per person 0.0618 trips per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.135 trips per person against 0.1186 trips per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita between Egypt and South Africa?
0.0164 trips per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
Egypt ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 90th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
trips per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,853 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.