Guatemala vs New Zealand: Refugees by country of asylum
Guatemala
1,306 people
in 2024
New Zealand
2,063 people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
122nd
New Zealand rank
119th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Guatemala
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2,063 people against 1,306 people in Guatemala, a difference of 757 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
Guatemala ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 119th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79,633 people | 6,832 people | 72,801 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 68,501 people | 6,645 people | 61,855 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 494.3 people | 4,594 people | 4,100 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 242.1 people | 1,589 people | 1,347 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 783.4 people | 1,847 people | 1,063 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Guatemala or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2,063 people against 1,306 people in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Guatemala and New Zealand?
- 757 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and New Zealand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.