Costa Rica vs Japan: Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
42.53 persons per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
42.98 persons per 1,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
26th
Japan rank
25th
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 42.98 persons per 1,000 people against 42.53 persons per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.45 persons per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.24 persons per 1,000 people | 34.97 persons per 1,000 people | 12.27 persons per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 44.49 persons per 1,000 people | 45.95 persons per 1,000 people | 1.46 persons per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.7 persons per 1,000 people | 44 persons per 1,000 people | 6.3 persons per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 42.98 persons per 1,000 people against 42.53 persons per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.45 persons per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 78 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 Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Number of people working in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people in the country's population.