Caribbean Small States vs Costa Rica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Caribbean Small States
0.0062 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.0346 units per person
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
2nd
Costa Rica rank
1st
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0346 units per person against 0.0062 units per person in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 0.0284 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.5 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 2nd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.006 units per person | 0.035 units per person | 0.029 units per person | 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, per capita, Caribbean Small States or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0346 units per person against 0.0062 units per person in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?
- 0.0284 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 2nd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.