Canada vs Costa Rica: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Canada
16.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
16.14 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 16.5 % change on previous year against 16.14 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.36 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 191 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.68 % change on previous year | -12.23 % change on previous year | 40.92 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2000s | 137.09 % change on previous year | 20.08 % change on previous year | 117.01 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2010s | -2.09 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | 0.6148 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2020s | 44.8 % change on previous year | 12.51 % change on previous year | 32.3 % change on previous year | Canada |
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, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 16.5 % change on previous year against 16.14 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.36 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.