Belize has registered the highest volume of international tourism relative to its population among all Central American countries in the past years. In 2021, the ratio for Belize was approximately 0.5 inbound visitor per inhabitant. In the second place was Costa Rica, with one inbound traveler per three residents. Except in Nicaragua, the inbound tourism intensity in all listed countries was higher than in 2020.
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (October 14, 2022). Average number of international tourists per inhabitant in Central America from 2019 to 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443446/central-america-number-inbound-tourists-per-inhabitant/
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2022). Average number of international tourists per inhabitant in Central America from 2019 to 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443446/central-america-number-inbound-tourists-per-inhabitant/
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