Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Benin or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 1,209 people against 1,064 people in Benin as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Benin and Malaysia?

145 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Malaysia: Refugees by country of origin

Benin

1,064 people

in 2024

Malaysia

1,209 people

in 2024

Benin rank

103rd

Malaysia rank

100th

Refugees by country of origin over time

Benin
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,209 people against 1,064 people in Benin, a difference of 145 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 204 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	50.86 people	76.14 people	25.29 people	Malaysia
2000s	249.8 people	350.6 people	100.8 people	Malaysia
2010s	480.4 people	569.1 people	88.7 people	Malaysia
2020s	823.2 people	1,161 people	338.2 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Benin or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1,209 people against 1,064 people in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Benin and Malaysia?: 145 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Benin ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees, not just those who fled that year.