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
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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About this data
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.