Malawi vs United States of America: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Malawi
0.0016 units per person
in 2024
United States of America
0.0013 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
77th
United States of America rank
79th

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

  • Malawi
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0016 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 77th and United States of America ranks 79th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0556 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.054 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.038 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0359 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.0003 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0012 units per person United States of America
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0004 units per person United States of America
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0002 units per person Malawi

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, Malawi or United States of America?
Malawi, at 0.0016 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Malawi and United States of America?
0.0003 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Malawi ranks 77th and United States of America ranks 79th 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.