Australia vs Costa Rica: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons
Australia
2.96 million trips
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.75 million trips
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
53rd
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
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 27 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 | 1.57 million trips | 1.77 million trips | 197,025 trips | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons, 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 international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 206,180 trips, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Australia ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.