China vs Japan: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

China
0.0002 units per person
in 2020
Japan
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
China rank
116th
Japan rank
113th

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

  • China
  • Japan
0000196619952024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in China, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 116th and Japan ranks 113th of 182 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China
1980s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China
2000s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China
2020s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person China

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, China or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between China and Japan?
0 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do China and Japan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
China ranks 116th and Japan ranks 113th 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.