Eswatini vs Liberia: Refugees by country of asylum
Eswatini
1,295 people
in 2024
Liberia
1,167 people
in 2024
Eswatini rank
124th
Liberia rank
126th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Eswatini
- Liberia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1,295 people against 1,167 people in Liberia, a difference of 128 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Liberia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 124th and Liberia ranks 126th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.5 people | 805 people | 712.5 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 16,714 people | 182.86 people | 16,531 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 13,524 people | 116,251 people | 102,727 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 725.7 people | 29,212 people | 28,486 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 704.8 people | 39,466 people | 38,761 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1,102 people | 3,867 people | 2,765 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Eswatini or Liberia?
- Eswatini, at 1,295 people against 1,167 people in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Eswatini and Liberia?
- 128 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Liberia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Liberia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Eswatini ranks 124th and Liberia ranks 126th 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.