Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: International tourism, number of arrivals

Papua New Guinea
39,000
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
33,400
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199520072020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39,000 against 33,400 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5,600.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 201 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 123,000 14,850 108,150 Papua New Guinea
2010s 180,833 22,833 158,000 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Papua New Guinea, at 39,000 against 33,400 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
5,600, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th 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.