Chile vs Namibia: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Chile
24.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Namibia
21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Chile rank
96th
Namibia rank
98th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Chile
- Namibia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 24.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Namibia, a difference of 3.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Namibia ahead.
Chile ranks 96th and Namibia ranks 98th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.39 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,871 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,807 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 1980s | 14.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6,205 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6,191 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 1990s | 85.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 24.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 61.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Chile |
| 2000s | 6.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 72.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 65.49 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 48.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 44.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.03 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Chile or Namibia?
- Chile, at 24.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Chile and Namibia?
- 3.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Namibia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Namibia rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Chile ranks 96th and Namibia ranks 98th 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 and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.