Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Maldives
95.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
94.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
2nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th
Travel services over time
- Maldives
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 95.3% against 94.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.4% | 27.5% | 30.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 47.9% | 6.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 65.5% | 25.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 81.5% | 12.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.1% | 4.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 83.4% | 11.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Maldives, at 95.3% against 94.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Maldives ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.