El Salvador vs Eritrea: Refugees by country of asylum
El Salvador
120 people
in 2024
Eritrea
119 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
145th
Eritrea rank
146th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 120 people against 119 people in Eritrea, a difference of 1 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 145th and Eritrea ranks 146th of 183 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110.29 people | 1,711 people | 1,600 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 87.6 people | 3,970 people | 3,882 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 41.5 people | 2,893 people | 2,851 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 95.2 people | 135.8 people | 40.6 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, El Salvador or Eritrea?
- El Salvador, at 120 people against 119 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 1 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- El Salvador ranks 145th and Eritrea ranks 146th 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.