Chile vs Costa Rica: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Chile
186.23 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Costa Rica
269.82 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Chile rank
62nd
Costa Rica rank
60th
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 269.82 departures per 1,000 people against 186.23 departures per 1,000 people in Chile, a difference of 83.59 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 112 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.61 departures per 1,000 people | 107.33 departures per 1,000 people | 8.72 departures per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 174.25 departures per 1,000 people | 188.74 departures per 1,000 people | 14.5 departures per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 112.74 departures per 1,000 people | 167.91 departures per 1,000 people | 55.17 departures per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 269.82 departures per 1,000 people against 186.23 departures per 1,000 people in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 83.59 departures per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.