Burundi vs Gambia: Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum
Burundi
14.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Gambia
16.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Burundi rank
99th
Gambia rank
96th
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 14.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Burundi, a difference of 1.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 99th and Gambia ranks 96th of 181 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 14.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 107.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
| 2010s | 58.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 56.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
| 2020s | 26.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 11.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.34 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum, Burundi or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 16.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 14.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum between Burundi and Gambia?
- 1.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum?
- Burundi ranks 99th and Gambia ranks 96th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum. 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, but have not yet been granted asylum in the country. This data is given per 100,000 people living in the country of asylum.