Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Costa Rica
2.75 million trips
in 2024
El Salvador
2.87 million trips
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
52nd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.87 million trips against 2.75 million trips in Costa Rica, a difference of 114,430 trips.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 689,800 trips | 264,200 trips | 425,600 trips | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.26 million trips | 777,100 trips | 483,040 trips | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.34 million trips | 1.25 million trips | 1.09 million trips | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.19 million trips | 1.74 million trips | 455,598 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 2.87 million trips against 2.75 million trips in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 114,430 trips, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.