El Salvador vs Qatar: Refugees by country of asylum
El Salvador
120 people
in 2024
Qatar
197 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
145th
Qatar rank
142nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 197 people against 120 people in El Salvador, a difference of 77 people.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 145th and Qatar ranks 142nd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 300 people | 200 people | 100 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 21 people | 6 people | 15 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 87.6 people | 41.6 people | 46 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 41.5 people | 134.5 people | 93 people | Qatar |
| 2020s | 95.2 people | 197.8 people | 102.6 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, El Salvador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 197 people against 120 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 77 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- El Salvador ranks 145th and Qatar ranks 142nd 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.