Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Botswana
0.5451 ratio
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5253 ratio
in 2021
Botswana rank
27th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Botswana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5451 ratio against 0.5253 ratio in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0198 ratio.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Botswana ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1073 ratio | 0.6473 ratio | 0.54 ratio | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0738 ratio | 0.0624 ratio | 0.0114 ratio | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3181 ratio | 0.1843 ratio | 0.1338 ratio | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5451 ratio | 0.5253 ratio | 0.0198 ratio | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Botswana, at 0.5451 ratio against 0.5253 ratio in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0198 ratio, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Botswana ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.