Botswana vs China: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Botswana
9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
China
10.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Botswana rank
119th
China rank
117th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 10.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Botswana, a difference of 0.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and China ranks 117th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3936 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0364 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3572 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.8833 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | China |
| 2000s | 0.5608 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | China |
| 2010s | 9.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 14.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | China |
| 2020s | 6.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 11.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Botswana or China?
- China, at 10.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Botswana and China?
- 0.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 119th and China ranks 117th 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.