Comoros vs Libya: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people

Comoros
267.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Libya
233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Comoros rank
37th
Libya rank
38th

Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time

  • Comoros
  • Libya
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 267.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Libya, a difference of 34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Libya ahead.

Comoros ranks 37th and Libya ranks 38th of 204 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Libya Difference Ahead
1980s 1.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants 15.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants 13.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants Libya
1990s 2.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants 9.92 people per 100,000 inhabitants 7.42 people per 100,000 inhabitants Libya
2000s 17.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants 26.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants 8.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants Libya
2010s 73.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants 113.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants 39.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants Libya
2020s 210.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants 248.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants 38.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Comoros or Libya?
Comoros, at 267.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Comoros and Libya?
34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Libya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Libya rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
Comoros ranks 37th and Libya ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Unit
people per 100,000 inhabitants
Source
UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.