Costa Rica vs South Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.033 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0389 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
South Sudan rank
94th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0389 units per square kilometre against 0.033 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0059 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and South Sudan ranks 94th of 197 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 0.0233 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0389 units per square kilometre against 0.033 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Sudan?
0.0059 units per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and South Sudan rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and South Sudan ranks 94th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 5,589 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.