Nigeria vs Thailand: Refugees by country of asylum
Nigeria
96,387 people
in 2024
Thailand
84,421 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
52nd
Thailand rank
55th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Nigeria
- Thailand
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 96,387 people against 84,421 people in Thailand, a difference of 11,966 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Thailand ahead.
Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 55th of 183 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 280 people | 117,760 people | 117,480 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 22,869 people | 146,696 people | 123,827 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 6,217 people | 109,381 people | 103,164 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8,489 people | 116,248 people | 107,759 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 11,716 people | 105,618 people | 93,902 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 80,158 people | 92,579 people | 12,421 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Nigeria or Thailand?
- Nigeria, at 96,387 people against 84,421 people in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Nigeria and Thailand?
- 11,966 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 55th 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.