Chile vs Panama: Refugees by country of asylum
Chile
2,443 people
in 2024
Panama
2,658 people
in 2024
Chile rank
115th
Panama rank
114th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2,658 people against 2,443 people in Chile, a difference of 215 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 115th and Panama ranks 114th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,196 people | 780 people | 3,416 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,419 people | 1,785 people | 366.62 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 221.4 people | 1,005 people | 783.6 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 867 people | 6,163 people | 5,296 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,798 people | 12,872 people | 11,075 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 2,206 people | 2,612 people | 406 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Chile or Panama?
- Panama, at 2,658 people against 2,443 people in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Chile and Panama?
- 215 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Chile ranks 115th and Panama ranks 114th 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.