Egypt vs Viet Nam: Refugees by country of origin
Egypt
23,736 people
in 2024
Viet Nam
19,961 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
45th
Viet Nam rank
47th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 23,736 people against 19,961 people in Viet Nam, a difference of 3,775 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 47th of 204 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 people | 124,210 people | 124,160 people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 8 people | 352,300 people | 352,292 people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1,100 people | 495,766 people | 494,667 people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 6,061 people | 353,845 people | 347,784 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 16,564 people | 326,846 people | 310,283 people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 25,067 people | 77,433 people | 52,366 people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 23,736 people against 19,961 people in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 3,775 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Viet Nam ranks 47th 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
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.