Israel vs Liberia: Refugees by country of asylum
Israel
1,266 people
in 2024
Liberia
1,167 people
in 2024
Israel rank
125th
Liberia rank
126th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Israel
- Liberia
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1,266 people against 1,167 people in Liberia, a difference of 99 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Liberia ahead.
Israel ranks 125th and Liberia ranks 126th of 183 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5 people | 96,310 people | 96,238 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4,656 people | 29,212 people | 24,556 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 32,683 people | 39,466 people | 6,783 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1,348 people | 3,867 people | 2,518 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Israel or Liberia?
- Israel, at 1,266 people against 1,167 people in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Israel and Liberia?
- 99 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Liberia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Liberia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Israel ranks 125th and Liberia ranks 126th 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.