Ireland vs Libya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Ireland
0.0231 units per person
in 2024
Libya
0.0271 units per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
21st
Libya rank
18th

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

  • Ireland
  • Libya
00.010.020.03198420042024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0271 units per person against 0.0231 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Libya ahead.

Ireland ranks 21st and Libya ranks 18th of 182 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0011 units per person Libya
2000s 0.0016 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0 units per person Libya
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0004 units per person Libya
2020s 0.0128 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.007 units per person Ireland

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, Ireland or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0271 units per person against 0.0231 units per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Ireland and Libya?
0.004 units per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Libya?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Libya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Ireland ranks 21st and Libya ranks 18th 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.