El Salvador vs Pakistan: Refugees by country of origin
El Salvador
71,765 people
in 2024
Pakistan
86,259 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
31st
Pakistan rank
29th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- El Salvador
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 86,259 people against 71,765 people in El Salvador, a difference of 14,494 people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 102,988 people | 341.5 people | 102,646 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 23,608 people | 4,158 people | 19,450 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5,859 people | 25,087 people | 19,228 people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 17,513 people | 131,170 people | 113,657 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 59,340 people | 111,821 people | 52,481 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, El Salvador or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 86,259 people against 71,765 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 14,494 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Pakistan ranks 29th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.