Korea vs South Africa: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Korea
0.0349 ratio
in 2022
South Africa
0.0319 ratio
in 2024
Korea rank
156th
South Africa rank
159th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.0349 ratio against 0.0319 ratio in South Africa, a difference of 0.003 ratio.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Korea ranks 156th and South Africa ranks 159th of 174 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0538 ratio | 0.1478 ratio | 0.094 ratio | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0495 ratio | 0.0625 ratio | 0.013 ratio | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0219 ratio | 0.0357 ratio | 0.0138 ratio | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0322 ratio | 0.0612 ratio | 0.029 ratio | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Korea or South Africa?
- Korea, at 0.0349 ratio against 0.0319 ratio in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Korea and South Africa?
- 0.003 ratio, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Korea ranks 156th and South Africa ranks 159th 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.