Costa Rica vs Marshall Islands: Net migration, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
3.41 % change on previous year
in 2025
Marshall Islands
3.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Marshall Islands rank
50th
Net migration, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 3.8 % change on previous year against 3.41 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 50th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.91 % change on previous year | -36.72 % change on previous year | 45.63 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.87 % change on previous year | -188.65 % change on previous year | 194.52 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 17.25 % change on previous year | -8.58 % change on previous year | 25.83 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -12.17 % change on previous year | -2.58 % change on previous year | 9.59 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | -6.17 % change on previous year | -4.45 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | -6.75 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 9.62 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 3.8 % change on previous year against 3.41 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Marshall Islands?
- 0.39 % change on previous year, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Marshall Islands rank globally for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 50th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.