Costa Rica vs Spain: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Costa Rica
0.0612 ratio
in 2024
Spain
0.0594 ratio
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
139th
Spain rank
140th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0612 ratio against 0.0594 ratio in Spain, a difference of 0.0018 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Spain ranks 140th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2646 ratio | 0.1019 ratio | 0.1627 ratio | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2341 ratio | 0.1054 ratio | 0.1287 ratio | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1299 ratio | 0.0775 ratio | 0.0525 ratio | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0591 ratio | 0.0685 ratio | 0.0094 ratio | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0612 ratio against 0.0594 ratio in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0018 ratio, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Spain ranks 140th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.