Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-18.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-21.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
118th
Kuwait rank
119th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -18.21 % change on previous year against -21.97 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 3.76 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.18 % change on previous year | 74 % change on previous year | 36.82 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 92.23 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year | 97.25 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.52 % change on previous year | -8.7 % change on previous year | 26.23 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at -18.21 % change on previous year against -21.97 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 3.76 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.