Costa Rica vs OECD members: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Costa Rica
- OECD members
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.06 % change on previous year against -2.76 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 17.82 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was OECD members ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and OECD members ranks 26th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -86.01 % change on previous year | -3.33 % change on previous year | 82.68 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 1980s | 87.11 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | 82.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -14.73 % change on previous year | 0.7871 % change on previous year | 15.52 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 2000s | 8.06 % change on previous year | -2.26 % change on previous year | 10.31 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -1.32 % change on previous year | 14.37 % change on previous year | 15.68 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 2020s | 35.89 % change on previous year | 10.37 % change on previous year | 25.52 % 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 OECD members?
- Costa Rica, at 15.06 % change on previous year against -2.76 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and OECD members?
- 17.82 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and OECD members?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and OECD members rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and OECD members ranks 26th 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.