Botswana vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Botswana
0.0003 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
110th
Nigeria rank
107th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
00.010.020.03196819962024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0145 units per person 0 units per person 0.0145 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.003 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0027 units per person Botswana
1990s 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0005 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.0017 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0016 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0011 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria

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, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Botswana and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Botswana ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 107th 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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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.