Bhutan vs El Salvador: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Bhutan
939.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
El Salvador
1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Bhutan rank
19th
El Salvador rank
17th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 939.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Bhutan, a difference of 192.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,969 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 401.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15,567 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 16,353 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 97.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 16,256 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3,909 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 282.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,626 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 876.83 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 943.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 66.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Bhutan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 939.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 192.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and El Salvador rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Bhutan ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 17th 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.