Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people

Costa Rica
569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
578.07 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
77th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
76th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
200400600800199520092024

How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 578.07 arrivals per 1,000 people against 569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.96 arrivals per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 76th of 203 countries.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
1990s 234.69 arrivals per 1,000 people 561.88 arrivals per 1,000 people 327.19 arrivals per 1,000 people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2000s 361.99 arrivals per 1,000 people 738.68 arrivals per 1,000 people 376.7 arrivals per 1,000 people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010s 547.56 arrivals per 1,000 people 706.92 arrivals per 1,000 people 159.36 arrivals per 1,000 people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020s 309.86 arrivals per 1,000 people 358.05 arrivals per 1,000 people 48.19 arrivals per 1,000 people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 578.07 arrivals per 1,000 people against 569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
8.96 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 76th of 203 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 Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. 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 per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.