Nicaragua vs Saudi Arabia: Refugees by country of asylum
Nicaragua
311 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
448 people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
135th
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Nicaragua
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 448 people against 311 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 137 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 135th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 183 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,967 people | 102,943 people | 86,976 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4,209 people | 15,984 people | 11,775 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 242 people | 194,060 people | 193,818 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 233.5 people | 385.3 people | 151.8 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 311.75 people | 398.5 people | 86.75 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Nicaragua or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 448 people against 311 people in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia?
- 137 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Nicaragua ranks 135th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd 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.