Panama vs Tunisia: Refugees by country of asylum
Panama
2,658 people
in 2024
Tunisia
2,955 people
in 2024
Panama rank
114th
Tunisia rank
113th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Panama
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 2,955 people against 2,658 people in Panama, a difference of 297 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 113th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,005 people | 221.4 people | 783.6 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 6,163 people | 121.8 people | 6,041 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 12,872 people | 1,205 people | 11,668 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 2,612 people | 3,203 people | 590.4 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Panama or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 2,955 people against 2,658 people in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Panama and Tunisia?
- 297 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Panama ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 113th 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.