Eritrea vs Syria: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita
Eritrea
0.1559 units per person
in 2024
Syria
0.2412 units per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
3rd
Syria rank
1st
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.2412 units per person against 0.1559 units per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0853 units per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.1753 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.1749 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0886 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0878 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.1217 units per person | 0.1871 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.156 units per person | 0.2875 units per person | 0.1316 units per person | Syria |
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, Eritrea or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.2412 units per person against 0.1559 units per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Eritrea and Syria?
- 0.0853 units per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Syria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.