Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: International tourism, number of arrivals

Bhutan
29,800
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
33,400
in 2018
Bhutan rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199520072020

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 33,400 against 29,800 in Bhutan, a difference of 3,600.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Bhutan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 5,760 5,760 0
2000s 13,800 11,400 2,400 Bhutan
2010s 166,833 22,833 144,000 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 33,400 against 29,800 in Bhutan as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
3,600, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Bhutan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
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International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.