Australia vs South Africa: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Australia
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
88th
South Africa rank
87th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0 units per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 182 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Australia and South Africa?
- 0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Australia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.