Australia vs Costa Rica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Australia
2.96 million trips
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.75 million trips
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
53rd

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199520092024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.96 million trips against 2.75 million trips in Costa Rica, a difference of 206,180 trips.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 3.50 million trips 689,800 trips 2.81 million trips Australia
2000s 4.17 million trips 1.26 million trips 2.91 million trips Australia
2010s 5.85 million trips 2.34 million trips 3.51 million trips Australia
2020s 1.52 million trips 1.89 million trips 369,400 trips Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled, Australia or Costa Rica?
Australia, at 2.96 million trips against 2.75 million trips in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Australia and Costa Rica?
206,180 trips, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Unit
trips
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 4,184 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.