Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1352 units per person
in 2024
Eritrea
0.1559 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
5th
Eritrea rank
3rd

Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.1559 units per person against 0.1352 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0207 units per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 3rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0366 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0364 units per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.3992 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.3987 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.2501 units per person 0.1753 units per person 0.0748 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.1182 units per person 0.0886 units per person 0.0296 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0813 units per person 0.1217 units per person 0.0405 units per person Eritrea
2020s 0.1127 units per person 0.156 units per person 0.0433 units per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 0.1559 units per person against 0.1352 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
0.0207 units per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,082 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.