How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?

45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Costa Rica

0.0071 units per person

in 2025

Iraq

0.0069 units per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

55th

Iraq rank

56th

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

Costa Rica
Iraq

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0071 units per person against 0.0069 units per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 56th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.008 units per person	0 units per person	0.008 units per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0076 units per person	0.0016 units per person	0.006 units per person	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0206 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0158 units per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.003 units per person	0.0026 units per person	0.0004 units per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0026 units per person	0.0054 units per person	0.0028 units per person	Iraq
2020s	0.0041 units per person	0.0065 units per person	0.0025 units per person	Iraq

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 Iraq?: Costa Rica, at 0.0071 units per person against 0.0069 units per person in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Iraq?: 0.0002 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Costa Rica ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 56th 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, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.