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

South Africa
0.135 trips per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1685 trips per person
in 2022
South Africa rank
90th
Tonga rank
88th

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

  • South Africa
  • Tonga
00.20.40.6199520092024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1685 trips per person against 0.135 trips per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0335 trips per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tonga ahead.

South Africa ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 88th of 170 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0992 trips per person 0.2279 trips per person 0.1286 trips per person Tonga
2000s 0.1305 trips per person 0.3388 trips per person 0.2083 trips per person Tonga
2010s 0.1632 trips per person 0.4595 trips per person 0.2963 trips per person Tonga
2020s 0.055 trips per person 0.0839 trips per person 0.0289 trips per person Tonga

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, South Africa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1685 trips per person against 0.135 trips per person in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita between South Africa and Tonga?
0.0335 trips per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
South Africa ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 88th 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.