Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Costa Rica
415.8 current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
372 current US$ per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
76th
Vanuatu rank
79th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 415.8 current US$ per person against 372 current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 43.8 current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.67 current US$ per person | 58.54 current US$ per person | 42.14 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 138.17 current US$ per person | 78.94 current US$ per person | 59.23 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 189.08 current US$ per person | 199.42 current US$ per person | 10.34 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 172.21 current US$ per person | 339.57 current US$ per person | 167.36 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita, Costa Rica or Vanuatu?
- Costa Rica, at 415.8 current US$ per person against 372 current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 43.8 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.