Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
74.9 current US$ per person
in 2022
South Africa
71.82 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st
South Africa rank
133rd
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 74.9 current US$ per person against 71.82 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 3.08 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.47 current US$ per person | 56.11 current US$ per person | 41.64 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.39 current US$ per person | 89.72 current US$ per person | 81.33 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.06 current US$ per person | 147.97 current US$ per person | 138.91 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 59.91 current US$ per person | 40.07 current US$ per person | 19.83 current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 74.9 current US$ per person against 71.82 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 3.08 current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.