Costa Rica vs Small states: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Costa Rica
15.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states
-2.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Small states rank
27th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Small states
0200400600800196919972025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15.06 % change on previous year against -2.76 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 17.82 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.5 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Small states ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Small states ranks 27th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Small states Difference Ahead
1970s -86.01 % change on previous year 64.33 % change on previous year 150.34 % change on previous year Small states
1980s 87.11 % change on previous year 14.84 % change on previous year 72.27 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -14.73 % change on previous year -7.54 % change on previous year 7.19 % change on previous year Small states
2000s 8.06 % change on previous year 10.36 % change on previous year 2.3 % change on previous year Small states
2010s -1.32 % change on previous year 0.3957 % change on previous year 1.71 % change on previous year Small states
2020s 35.89 % change on previous year 30.62 % change on previous year 5.27 % 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, Costa Rica or Small states?
Costa Rica, at 15.06 % change on previous year against -2.76 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Small states?
17.82 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Small states?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Small states rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Small states 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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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.