Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Costa Rica
5.55 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Malaysia
5.56 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
146th
Malaysia rank
145th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.56 per 100,000 people against 5.55 per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 146th and Malaysia ranks 145th of 241 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 per 100,000 people | 1.31 per 100,000 people | 3.24 per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.42 per 100,000 people | 1.81 per 100,000 people | 4.61 per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.98 per 100,000 people | 3.7 per 100,000 people | 1.28 per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5.56 per 100,000 people against 5.55 per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.01 per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Costa Rica ranks 146th and Malaysia ranks 145th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.