Bhutan vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square

Bhutan
4,315 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3,798 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
128th
South Africa rank
130th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k199520092023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 517 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th of 189 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1,299 current US$ per square kilometre 5,493 current US$ per square kilometre 4,194 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre 5,278 current US$ per square kilometre 3,744 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1,778 current US$ per square kilometre 2,481 current US$ per square kilometre 703.31 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

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 square, Bhutan or South Africa?
Bhutan, at 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Bhutan and South Africa?
517 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
Bhutan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 4,392 data points, 1995–2023
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.