Costa Rica vs Mexico: Monitoring of sustainable tourism
Costa Rica
9 tables
in 2021
Mexico
10 tables
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Mexico rank
1st
Monitoring of sustainable tourism over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 10 tables against 9 tables in Costa Rica, a difference of 1 tables.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.11 tables | 10 tables | 1.89 tables | Mexico |
| 2020s | 9 tables | 10 tables | 1 tables | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monitoring of sustainable tourism, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 10 tables against 9 tables in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in monitoring of sustainable tourism between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 1 tables, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for monitoring of sustainable tourism?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Mexico ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Monitoring of sustainable tourism. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of standardized data tables implemented within the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) and System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA) to track tourism's economic and environmental impacts.