Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square
Costa Rica
0.4587 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.4135 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Malaysia rank
54th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4587 units per square kilometre against 0.4135 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0452 units per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 54th of 181 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.3677 units per square kilometre | 0.6449 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 0.3181 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.249 units per square kilometre | 0.1188 units per square kilometre | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2433 units per square kilometre | 0.3031 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2807 units per square kilometre | 0.4051 units per square kilometre | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4587 units per square kilometre against 0.4135 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0452 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 54th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.