Costa Rica vs Peru: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Costa Rica
0.0041 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0037 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Peru rank
124th

Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0041 units per square kilometre against 0.0037 units per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Peru ranks 124th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Peru
2000s 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Peru
2010s 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 0.0041 units per square kilometre against 0.0037 units per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Peru ranks 124th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,729 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin 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.