Canada vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square
Canada
4,468 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3,798 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
127th
South Africa rank
130th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 670 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 130th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,063 current US$ per square kilometre | 545.6 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,494 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,682 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,188 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4,376 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,792 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,415 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,497 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,481 current US$ per square kilometre | 16.06 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
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, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 4,468 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 Canada and South Africa?
- 670 current US$ per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Canada ranks 127th 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.