Low income vs South Africa: International tourism, number of arrivals
International tourism, number of arrivals over time
- Low income
- South Africa
How they compare
Low income currently reports 17.41 million against 3.89 million in South Africa, a difference of 13.52 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
Low income ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 45th of 46 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.52 million | 7.82 million | 303,410 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 13.37 million | 13.92 million | 550,910 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Low income or South Africa?
- Low income, at 17.41 million against 3.89 million in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Low income and South Africa?
- 13.52 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Low income and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Low income ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 45th of 46 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.