El Salvador vs Gabon: Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum
El Salvador
4.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Gabon
3.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
El Salvador rank
123rd
Gabon rank
126th
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 3.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Gabon, a difference of 1.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
El Salvador ranks 123rd and Gabon ranks 126th of 181 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1311 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 305 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 304.86 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1264 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 91.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 91.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3.09 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8452 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Gabon |
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, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 4.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 3.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 1.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd and Gabon ranks 126th 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.