Argentina vs Lesotho: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Argentina
1.02 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Lesotho
1.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Argentina rank
168th
Lesotho rank
165th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Argentina
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.02 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Argentina, a difference of 0.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Argentina ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 165th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1893 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.6291 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.5174 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.13 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1973 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.6647 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3819 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.2827 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.5188 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.5295 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0106 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Argentina or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.02 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Argentina and Lesotho?
- 0.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Lesotho rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Argentina ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 165th of 204 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 Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. 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. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.