El Salvador vs Kenya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth

El Salvador
13.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya
12.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador rank
37th
Kenya rank
40th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kenya
0200400600800197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.21 % change on previous year against 12.13 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 1.08 % change on previous year.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 40th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 15.42 % change on previous year 5.79 % change on previous year 9.63 % change on previous year El Salvador
1990s -24.15 % change on previous year 93.79 % change on previous year 117.94 % change on previous year Kenya
2000s 30.72 % change on previous year 5.18 % change on previous year 25.53 % change on previous year El Salvador
2010s 5.36 % change on previous year 2.97 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 25.08 % change on previous year 6.65 % change on previous year 18.44 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth, El Salvador or Kenya?
El Salvador, at 13.21 % change on previous year against 12.13 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth between El Salvador and Kenya?
1.08 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth?
El Salvador ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 6,838 data points, 1952–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.