Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Botswana: Refugees by country of asylum

Bosnia and Herzegovina
495 people
in 2024
Botswana
816 people
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
131st
Botswana rank
130th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
020.0k40.0k60.0k196819962024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 816 people against 495 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 321 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 131st and Botswana ranks 130th of 183 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Difference Ahead
1990s 20,806 people 743 people 20,063 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 18,627 people 3,035 people 15,592 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 6,240 people 2,398 people 3,842 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1,318 people 723 people 594.8 people Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Botswana?
Botswana, at 816 people against 495 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
321 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 131st and Botswana ranks 130th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNHCR (2025) – 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

Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum
Unit
people
Source
UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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.