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

New Zealand
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
109th
Nigeria rank
107th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0032 units per person 0 units per person 0.0032 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0021 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0018 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0019 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0018 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0011 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0003 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person New Zealand

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, New Zealand or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between New Zealand and Nigeria?
0 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 109th 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.