Costa Rica vs Lower middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Costa Rica
15.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
-4.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Lower middle income rank
28th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15.06 % change on previous year against -4.3 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.36 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s -86.01 % change on previous year 18.81 % change on previous year 104.82 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1980s 87.11 % change on previous year 25.04 % change on previous year 62.07 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -14.73 % change on previous year -1.83 % change on previous year 12.9 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2000s 8.06 % change on previous year 1.77 % change on previous year 6.29 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -1.32 % change on previous year 4.13 % change on previous year 5.44 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2020s 35.89 % change on previous year 0.8727 % change on previous year 35.02 % 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 Lower middle income?
Costa Rica, at 15.06 % change on previous year against -4.3 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
19.36 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Lower middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Lower middle income 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,779 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.