Costa Rica vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Forcibly displaced people

Costa Rica
233,727
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
214,404
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
61st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 233,727 against 214,404 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 19,323.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 61st of 180 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
2010s 28,291 198,234 169,943 Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 218,113 232,477 14,363 Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Costa Rica or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Costa Rica, at 233,727 against 214,404 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
19,323, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 61st 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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Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.