Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Bolivia
4.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Costa Rica
6.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Bolivia rank
135th
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 4.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Bolivia, a difference of 1.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 135th and Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.9907 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.59 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3474 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 4.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 1.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Bolivia ranks 135th and Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 204 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 Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. 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. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.