Brazil vs Libya: Refugees by country of asylum
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
Libya
200,335 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Libya rank
32nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Brazil
- Libya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 257,079 people against 200,335 people in Libya, a difference of 56,744 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Libya ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,809 people | 6,352 people | 3,544 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 5,103 people | 9,366 people | 4,263 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 9,894 people | 12,013 people | 2,119 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 136,283 people | 42,334 people | 93,949 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Brazil or Libya?
- Brazil, at 257,079 people against 200,335 people in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Brazil and Libya?
- 56,744 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Libya rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Libya ranks 32nd 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
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.