Jamaica vs South Africa: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Jamaica
0.3439 ratio
in 2022
South Africa
0.2806 ratio
in 2024
Jamaica rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3439 ratio against 0.2806 ratio in South Africa, a difference of 0.0633 ratio.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 134 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5036 ratio | 0.3594 ratio | 0.1442 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.667 ratio | 0.4704 ratio | 0.1966 ratio | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.3009 ratio | 0.2854 ratio | 0.0155 ratio | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips, Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 0.3439 ratio against 0.2806 ratio in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.0633 ratio, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
- Jamaica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.