Costa Rica vs Gabon: Net migration

Costa Rica
1,000
in 2025
Gabon
1,116
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
64th
Gabon rank
63rd

Net migration over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1,116 against 1,000 in Costa Rica, a difference of 116.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Gabon ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 938.4 265 673.4 Costa Rica
1970s 1,810 958.2 851.8 Costa Rica
1980s 2,522 990 1,532 Costa Rica
1990s 14,156 1,428 12,728 Costa Rica
2000s 5,202 8,343 3,141 Gabon
2010s 1,707 12,094 10,387 Gabon
2020s 1,002 1,201 198.17 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Gabon, at 1,116 against 1,000 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Costa Rica and Gabon?
116, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for net migration?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Gabon ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.