1. MigrationCosta Rica, Greece and Uruguay

   Most asylum applications per 1,000 residents

   Costa Rica — 5.74 per 1,000, Greece — 5.57 per 1,000, Uruguay — 4.88 per 1,000, Spain — 3.02 per 1,000, Canada — 2.92 per 1,000. New asylum applications per 1,000 people in the latest year (UNHCR); countries above one million people.

   Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder; population: UN WPP 2024Open on the chart →

More findings

• Costa Rica: lower fertility than Germany
• Costa Rica: people live longer than in the US
• Greece: wind and sun have overtaken coal
• Greece: the poor go without a doctor 3.9 times as often as the rich
• In 7 of 31 countries maths at age 15 peaked years before half the population was online
• Greece: affiliation is broader than high importance

All findings →