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

Costa Rica
2.75 million trips
in 2024
South Korea
3.09 million trips
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
53rd
South Korea rank
50th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • South Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M199520092024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.09 million trips against 2.75 million trips in Costa Rica, a difference of 338,980 trips.

That makes South Korea'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 South Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and South Korea ranks 50th of 179 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 689,800 trips 3.85 million trips 3.16 million trips South Korea
2000s 1.26 million trips 5.69 million trips 4.43 million trips South Korea
2010s 2.34 million trips 13.01 million trips 10.67 million trips South Korea
2020s 1.89 million trips 2.16 million trips 270,200 trips South Korea

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 South Korea?
South Korea, at 3.09 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 Costa Rica and South Korea?
338,980 trips, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and South Korea ranks 50th 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.