Austria vs Costa Rica: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Austria currently reports 308,665 against 233,727 in Costa Rica, a difference of 74,938.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 180 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119,782 | 28,291 | 91,491 | Austria |
| 2020s | 262,136 | 218,113 | 44,022 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Austria, at 308,665 against 233,727 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 74,938, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Austria ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.