Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth
Costa Rica
35.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
37.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 37.81 % change on previous year against 35.05 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.76 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -86.01 % change on previous year | 8.11 % change on previous year | 94.12 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 101.89 % change on previous year | -14.02 % change on previous year | 115.91 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -14.73 % change on previous year | 7.74 % change on previous year | 22.47 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 8.06 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -1.59 % change on previous year | -3.8 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 40.06 % change on previous year | 14.3 % change on previous year | 25.76 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 37.81 % change on previous year against 35.05 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 2.76 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, 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 Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.