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

Burkina Faso
40,996
in 2025
Costa Rica
36,395
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
71st

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 40,996 against 36,395 in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,601.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 195.71 96,889 96,693 Costa Rica
1990s 12,412 67,396 54,984 Costa Rica
2000s 522.5 12,714 12,192 Costa Rica
2010s 24,322 12,422 11,900 Burkina Faso
2020s 33,047 20,892 12,155 Burkina Faso

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, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
Burkina Faso, at 40,996 against 36,395 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
4,601, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burkina Faso ranks 68th 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.