Rwanda vs South Africa: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square
Rwanda
6.83 trips per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
6.75 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
97th
South Africa rank
99th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square over time
- Rwanda
- South Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 6.83 trips per square kilometre against 6.75 trips per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.08 trips per square kilometre.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 170 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.83 trips per square kilometre | 6.79 trips per square kilometre | 6.04 trips per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.83 trips per square kilometre | 7.53 trips per square kilometre | 27.3 trips per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 9.53 trips per square kilometre | 1.96 trips per square kilometre | 7.57 trips per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square, Rwanda or South Africa?
- Rwanda, at 6.83 trips per square kilometre against 6.75 trips per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Rwanda and South Africa?
- 0.08 trips per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Rwanda ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. 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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.