South Africa vs Türkiye: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
South Africa
0.0319 ratio
in 2024
Türkiye
0.0335 ratio
in 2022
South Africa rank
159th
Türkiye rank
157th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- South Africa
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.0335 ratio against 0.0319 ratio in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 159th and Türkiye ranks 157th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1549 ratio | 0.2092 ratio | 0.0542 ratio | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.0562 ratio | 0.1096 ratio | 0.0534 ratio | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.0357 ratio | 0.0596 ratio | 0.0239 ratio | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.0612 ratio | 0.0387 ratio | 0.0225 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, South Africa or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.0335 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 South Africa and Türkiye?
- 0.0016 ratio, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- South Africa ranks 159th and Türkiye ranks 157th 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.