Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, number of departures
International tourism, number of departures over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 324,000 against 305,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 19,000.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 117 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,400 | 508,800 | 203,400 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 456,000 | 707,800 | 251,800 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 907,700 | 1.34 million | 428,600 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 324,000 | 305,000 | 19,000 | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 324,000 against 305,000 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 19,000, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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.