Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Costa Rica
15.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ecuador
13.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Ecuador rank
30th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.06 % change on previous year against 13.83 % change on previous year in Ecuador, a difference of 1.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ecuador ranks 30th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.11 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 84.3 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -14.73 % change on previous year | -5.75 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 70.4 % change on previous year | 66.91 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -1.32 % change on previous year | -0.8367 % change on previous year | 0.4785 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 35.89 % change on previous year | -14.05 % change on previous year | 49.94 % 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, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 15.06 % change on previous year against 13.83 % change on previous year in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 1.23 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ecuador ranks 30th 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.