Costa Rica vs Ghana: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
Costa Rica
2.11 ratio
in 2024
Ghana
2.22 ratio
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Ghana rank
30th
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.22 ratio against 2.11 ratio in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.11 ratio.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 30th of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.76 ratio | 5.27 ratio | 2.5 ratio | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.51 ratio | 2.22 ratio | 1.29 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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.22 ratio against 2.11 ratio in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.11 ratio, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 30th 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).