Sri Lanka vs Palestine: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita

Sri Lanka
0.0067 units per person
in 2024
Palestine
0.0083 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
24th
Palestine rank
22nd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Palestine
00.050.10.15198520042024

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 0.0083 units per person against 0.0067 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0076 units per person 0.0303 units per person 0.0226 units per person Palestine
2000s 0.0063 units per person 0.0934 units per person 0.0872 units per person Palestine
2010s 0.0058 units per person 0.023 units per person 0.0171 units per person Palestine
2020s 0.0067 units per person 0.0158 units per person 0.0091 units per person Palestine

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, Sri Lanka or Palestine?
Palestine, at 0.0083 units per person against 0.0067 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Sri Lanka and Palestine?
0.0016 units per person, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Palestine rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 22nd 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.