Djibouti vs Ecuador: Refugees by country of asylum
Djibouti
23,987 people
in 2024
Ecuador
23,218 people
in 2024
Djibouti rank
78th
Ecuador rank
80th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 23,987 people against 23,218 people in Ecuador, a difference of 769 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 80th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,400 people | 400 people | 18,000 people | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 23,707 people | 757.2 people | 22,950 people | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 39,205 people | 265.2 people | 38,940 people | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 16,088 people | 52,585 people | 36,497 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 18,765 people | 113,660 people | 94,896 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22,372 people | 61,485 people | 39,114 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Djibouti or Ecuador?
- Djibouti, at 23,987 people against 23,218 people in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Djibouti and Ecuador?
- 769 people, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ecuador?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Ecuador rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Djibouti ranks 78th 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.