Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: International tourism, number of departures
International tourism, number of departures over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 325,000 against 324,000 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 117 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,400 | 348,200 | 42,800 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 456,000 | 704,200 | 248,200 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 907,700 | 956,300 | 48,600 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 324,000 | 325,000 | 1,000 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 325,000 against 324,000 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 1,000, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 89th 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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About this data
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.