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
100200300400199520092024

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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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 4,550 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

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.