Ghana vs Peru: Refugees by country of asylum
Ghana
7,479 people
in 2024
Peru
6,742 people
in 2024
Ghana rank
101st
Peru rank
103rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Ghana
- Peru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7,479 people against 6,742 people in Peru, a difference of 737 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Peru ahead.
Ghana ranks 101st and Peru ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153.33 people | 1,853 people | 1,700 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 116.25 people | 705.62 people | 589.38 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 46,161 people | 657.7 people | 45,503 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30,929 people | 837.8 people | 30,091 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14,582 people | 1,598 people | 12,985 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 9,473 people | 6,012 people | 3,462 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Ghana or Peru?
- Ghana, at 7,479 people against 6,742 people in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Ghana and Peru?
- 737 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Ghana ranks 101st and Peru ranks 103rd 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.