Costa Rica vs European Union: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0346 units per person
in 2025
European Union
0.0025 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
European Union rank
2nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- European Union
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0346 units per person against 0.0025 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0321 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 13.9 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was European Union ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and European Union ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and European Union in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | European Union |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.035 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.033 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, Costa Rica or European Union?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0346 units per person against 0.0025 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Costa Rica and European Union?
- 0.0321 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and European Union?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and European Union rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and European Union ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
- 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.