Chad vs Laos: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Chad
72.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Laos
84.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Chad rank
68th
Laos rank
67th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Chad
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 84.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 72.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Chad, a difference of 12.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Laos ahead.
Chad ranks 68th and Laos ranks 67th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,989 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,767 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Laos |
| 1980s | 2,896 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,653 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 242.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Chad |
| 1990s | 1,545 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,453 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 91.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Chad |
| 2000s | 502.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 248.52 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 253.94 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Chad |
| 2010s | 220.02 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 111.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 108.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Chad |
| 2020s | 64.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 87.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 23.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Chad or Laos?
- Laos, at 84.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 72.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Chad and Laos?
- 12.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Laos?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Laos rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Chad ranks 68th and Laos ranks 67th 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.