Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Tunisia
531.47 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
77th
Tunisia rank
80th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people against 531.47 arrivals per 1,000 people in Tunisia, a difference of 37.64 arrivals per 1,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tunisia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 80th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234.69 arrivals per 1,000 people | 463.02 arrivals per 1,000 people | 228.33 arrivals per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 361.99 arrivals per 1,000 people | 597.27 arrivals per 1,000 people | 235.29 arrivals per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 547.56 arrivals per 1,000 people | 625.7 arrivals per 1,000 people | 78.14 arrivals per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 309.86 arrivals per 1,000 people | 301.64 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8.22 arrivals per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
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 Tunisia?
- Costa Rica, at 569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people against 531.47 arrivals per 1,000 people in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 37.64 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 80th 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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About this data
Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.