Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Forcibly displaced people

Costa Rica
233,727
in 2025
Malaysia
213,175
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Malaysia rank
62nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 233,727 against 213,175 in Malaysia, a difference of 20,552.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.