Costa Rica vs Cuba: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
Costa Rica
2.11 ratio
in 2024
Cuba
2.2 ratio
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Cuba rank
31st
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.2 ratio against 2.11 ratio in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 ratio.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Cuba ranks 31st of 107 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 ratio | 13.79 ratio | 10.94 ratio | Cuba |
| 2000s | 3.35 ratio | 13.32 ratio | 9.97 ratio | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.93 ratio | 9.36 ratio | 6.43 ratio | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.9 ratio | 2.55 ratio | 0.3418 ratio | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 2.2 ratio against 2.11 ratio in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.09 ratio, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Cuba ranks 31st of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).