Costa Rica vs Panama: International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
269.82 departures per 1,000 people
in 2024
Panama
193.38 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
60th
Panama rank
61st
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 269.82 departures per 1,000 people against 193.38 departures per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 76.44 departures per 1,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Panama ranks 61st of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.37 departures per 1,000 people | 70.34 departures per 1,000 people | 12.03 departures per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 107.33 departures per 1,000 people | 81.19 departures per 1,000 people | 26.13 departures per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 188.74 departures per 1,000 people | 197.08 departures per 1,000 people | 8.34 departures per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 112.12 departures per 1,000 people | 140.31 departures per 1,000 people | 28.2 departures per 1,000 people | Panama |
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, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 269.82 departures per 1,000 people against 193.38 departures per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 76.44 departures per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for international tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Panama ranks 61st 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.