Costa Rica vs Gabon: International tourism, number of departures

Costa Rica
324,000
in 2020
Gabon
236,000
in 2003
Costa Rica rank
90th
Gabon rank
93rd

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 324,000 against 236,000 in Gabon, a difference of 88,000.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Gabon ranks 93rd of 117 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 341,500 195,000 146,500 Costa Rica
2000s 369,750 203,000 166,750 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Costa Rica, at 324,000 against 236,000 in Gabon as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Costa Rica and Gabon?
88,000, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2003.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Gabon ranks 93rd of 117 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 departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of departures
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,929 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.