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

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Costa Rica

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

64th

Nigeria rank

61st

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

Costa Rica
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 178 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	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 Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Costa Rica ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 178 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 unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 225 places, 10,141 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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