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

Australia
33,415
in 2025
Costa Rica
36,395
in 2025
Australia rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
71st

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

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196519952025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 36,395 against 33,415 in Australia, a difference of 2,980.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 304,000 75,805 228,195 Australia
1980s 179,538 71,964 107,574 Australia
1990s 64,481 67,396 2,916 Costa Rica
2000s 49,676 12,714 36,962 Australia
2010s 38,837 12,422 26,415 Australia
2020s 44,146 20,892 23,254 Australia

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, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 36,395 against 33,415 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Australia and Costa Rica?
2,980, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Australia ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. 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, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.