Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Bangladesh
17.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
15.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
27th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 17.15 % change on previous year against 15.06 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -100 % change on previous year | -86.01 % change on previous year | 13.99 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 40.72 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 51.83 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 73.34 % change on previous year | 8.06 % change on previous year | 65.28 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 24.96 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | 26.27 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5.62 % change on previous year | 35.89 % change on previous year | 30.27 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 17.15 % change on previous year against 15.06 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 2.09 % change on previous year, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.