Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: International tourist departures

Bangladesh
1.56 million departures
in 2019
Costa Rica
1.38 million departures
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
59th
Costa Rica rank
62nd

International tourist departures over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199520092024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.56 million departures against 1.38 million departures in Costa Rica, a difference of 179,830 departures.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 112 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 940,400 departures 305,400 departures 635,000 departures Bangladesh
2000s 1.54 million departures 456,000 departures 1.08 million departures Bangladesh
2010s 1.87 million departures 819,000 departures 1.05 million departures Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourist departures, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Bangladesh, at 1.56 million departures against 1.38 million departures in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourist departures between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
179,830 departures, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for international tourist departures?
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International tourist departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourist departures
Unit
departures
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight.