Costa Rica vs Turkey: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2024
Turkey
579.53 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
77th
Turkey rank
75th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 579.53 arrivals per 1,000 people against 569.11 arrivals per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.42 arrivals per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 75th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234.69 arrivals per 1,000 people | 127.16 arrivals per 1,000 people | 107.53 arrivals per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 361.99 arrivals per 1,000 people | 270.66 arrivals per 1,000 people | 91.33 arrivals per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 547.56 arrivals per 1,000 people | 483.29 arrivals per 1,000 people | 64.27 arrivals per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 309.86 arrivals per 1,000 people | 369.79 arrivals per 1,000 people | 59.93 arrivals per 1,000 people | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 579.53 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 Turkey?
- 10.42 arrivals per 1,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 75th 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.