Afghanistan vs Ecuador: Refugees by country of asylum
Afghanistan
20,866 people
in 2024
Ecuador
23,218 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Ecuador rank
80th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 23,218 people against 20,866 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,352 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 80th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,977 people | 265.2 people | 14,712 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 24.6 people | 52,585 people | 52,561 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 88,062 people | 113,660 people | 25,599 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 49,416 people | 61,485 people | 12,070 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 23,218 people against 20,866 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 2,352 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 80th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.