Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square

Costa Rica
49.43 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
57.59 trips per square kilometre
in 2008
Costa Rica rank
56th
Malaysia rank
54th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
102030405060199520092023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 57.59 trips per square kilometre against 49.43 trips per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.16 trips per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 170 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.51 trips per square kilometre 17.9 trips per square kilometre 4.39 trips per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 23.72 trips per square kilometre 38.45 trips per square kilometre 14.74 trips per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 57.59 trips per square kilometre against 49.43 trips per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2008.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
8.16 trips per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. 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, per square kilometre
Unit
trips per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,785 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.