Botswana vs Latvia: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Botswana
9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Latvia
9.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Botswana rank
119th
Latvia rank
121st
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Latvia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 9.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Latvia, a difference of 0.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 121st of 204 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 31.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 30.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.5608 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 71.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 71.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 16.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Latvia |
| 2020s | 6.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8885 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Botswana, at 9.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 9.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Botswana and Latvia?
- 0.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 121st 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.