Costa Rica vs El Salvador: International tourist departures per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
269.82 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
El Salvador
296.89 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
60th
El Salvador rank
56th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 296.89 departures per 1,000 people against 269.82 departures per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 27.07 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 112 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 188.74 departures per 1,000 people | 199.45 departures per 1,000 people | 10.71 departures per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 167.91 departures per 1,000 people | 185.95 departures per 1,000 people | 18.04 departures per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourist departures per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 296.89 departures per 1,000 people against 269.82 departures per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 27.07 departures per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as International tourist departures per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.