Libya vs Peru: Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum
Libya
1,039 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Peru
1,578 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Libya rank
5th
Peru rank
3rd
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum over time
- Libya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1,578 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,039 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Libya, a difference of 539 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 5th and Peru ranks 3rd of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 21.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Libya |
| 2010s | 311.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 236.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 74.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Libya |
| 2020s | 692.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,588 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 896.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Peru |
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, Libya or Peru?
- Peru, at 1,578 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,039 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum between Libya and Peru?
- 539 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Peru rank globally for asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum?
- Libya ranks 5th and Peru ranks 3rd 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.