Guatemala vs India: Refugees by country of origin
Guatemala
36,323 people
in 2024
India
39,303 people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
39th
India rank
36th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Guatemala
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 39,303 people against 36,323 people in Guatemala, a difference of 2,980 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 39th and India ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,583 people | 11.5 people | 49,572 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 43,596 people | 4,736 people | 38,859 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 9,026 people | 15,792 people | 6,766 people | India |
| 2010s | 11,327 people | 11,617 people | 289.6 people | India |
| 2020s | 30,413 people | 22,416 people | 7,997 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Guatemala or India?
- India, at 39,303 people against 36,323 people in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Guatemala and India?
- 2,980 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and India rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Guatemala ranks 39th and India ranks 36th 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.