Japan vs Maldives: Refugees by country of origin
Japan
55 people
in 2024
Maldives
76 people
in 2024
Japan rank
160th
Maldives rank
157th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 76 people against 55 people in Japan, a difference of 21 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 160th and Maldives ranks 157th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.17 people | 11.67 people | 162.5 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 122.7 people | 43.1 people | 79.6 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 49.2 people | 77.2 people | 28 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 76 people against 55 people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Japan and Maldives?
- 21 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Japan ranks 160th and Maldives ranks 157th 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.