Colombia vs Nicaragua: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita

Colombia
95.31 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nicaragua
103.85 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
75th

International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 103.85 departures per 1,000 people against 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 8.54 departures per 1,000 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Colombia ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 112 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 28.27 departures per 1,000 people 72.16 departures per 1,000 people 43.9 departures per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2000s 37.66 departures per 1,000 people 130.08 departures per 1,000 people 92.41 departures per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2010s 76.4 departures per 1,000 people 156.69 departures per 1,000 people 80.29 departures per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2020s 59.73 departures per 1,000 people 69.78 departures per 1,000 people 10.05 departures per 1,000 people Nicaragua

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, Colombia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 103.85 departures per 1,000 people against 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Nicaragua?
8.54 departures per 1,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 75th 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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Indicator
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
departures per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.