Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum
Costa Rica
4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Cyprus
2,029 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Cyprus rank
2nd
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum over time
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 2,029 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Cyprus, a difference of 2,218 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 2nd of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.86 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 667.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 652.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 277.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 450.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 173.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 3,511 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,124 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,387 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
- Costa Rica, at 4,247 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 2,029 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 2,218 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 2nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection, but have not yet been granted asylum in the country. This data is given per 100,000 people living in the country of asylum.