Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Unhcr vs Country State City
In-depth architectural comparison of the Unhcr and Country State City MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Unhcr
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 43/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Country State City
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Unhcr if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Country State City if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Unhcr when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: population, asylum_applications, asylum_decisions.
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Choose Country State City when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: list_countries, get_states, get_cities.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Unhcr Tools (4)
population
Forcibly displaced & stateless persons by year and country: refugees, asylum_seekers, idps (internally displaced), returned_refugees, returned_idps, stateless, others. Filter by coo (country of origin) and/or coa (country of asylum). coo_all/coa_all=true breaks the totals DOWN by that dimension (on…
asylum_applications
Asylum applications lodged, by year, country of origin (coo) and country of asylum (coa). Rows carry procedure_type, app_type, dec_level and the `applied` count; response.total.applied is the aggregate. coo/coa take UNHCR 3-letter codes (see list_countries).
asylum_decisions
Decisions on asylum claims, by year, country of origin (coo) and country of asylum (coa). Each row breaks out dec_recognized, dec_other, dec_rejected, dec_closed and dec_total; response.total aggregates the same fields. coo/coa take UNHCR 3-letter codes (see list_countries).
list_countries
Reference list of countries/territories UNHCR tracks. Use this to map a country name to the `code` you pass as coo/coa in the other tools. Each item has: code (UNHCR 3-letter, USE THIS for filtering), iso (true ISO3), iso2, name, region, majorArea. Paginated — large list, raise `limit` or page thro…
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Unhcr Configuration
Country State City Configuration
Frequently Asked Questions
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