Costa Rica vs Samoa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Costa Rica
5.55 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Samoa
5.93 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
146th
Samoa rank
143rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.93 per 100,000 people against 5.55 per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.38 per 100,000 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 143rd 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 | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 per 100,000 people | 0.2621 per 100,000 people | 4.3 per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.42 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 6.42 per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.98 per 100,000 people | 3.83 per 100,000 people | 1.15 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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.93 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 Samoa?
- 0.38 per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Costa Rica ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 143rd 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.