Costa Rica vs Slovenia: International tourism, number of arrivals

Costa Rica
1.15 million
in 2020
Slovenia
1.22 million
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
90th
Slovenia rank
89th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 1.22 million against 1.15 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 69,500.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Slovenia ranks 89th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Slovenia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 million 879,800 182,400 Costa Rica
2000s 1.83 million 1.52 million 308,000 Costa Rica
2010s 2.90 million 3.14 million 239,900 Slovenia
2020s 1.15 million 1.22 million 69,500 Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Costa Rica or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 1.22 million against 1.15 million in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Costa Rica and Slovenia?
69,500, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Slovenia ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
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International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.