Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Costa Rica
15.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
14.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Lesotho rank
28th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.06 % change on previous year against 14.08 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.98 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lesotho ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -86.01 % change on previous year | -30.3 % change on previous year | 55.7 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 101.89 % change on previous year | -4.88 % change on previous year | 106.77 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -28.03 % change on previous year | -38.35 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -2.25 % change on previous year | 27.53 % change on previous year | 29.78 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 35.89 % change on previous year | 26.01 % change on previous year | 9.88 % 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 Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 15.06 % change on previous year against 14.08 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.98 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 28th 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.