Congo vs Libya: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Congo
222.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Libya
233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Congo rank
39th
Libya rank
38th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Congo
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 222.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Congo, a difference of 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.
Congo ranks 39th and Libya ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3064 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Libya |
| 1990s | 247.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 11.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 236.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Congo |
| 2000s | 673.78 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 26.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 647.49 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Congo |
| 2010s | 279.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 113.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 166.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Congo |
| 2020s | 225.59 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 248.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 22.84 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, Congo or Libya?
- Libya, at 233.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 222.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Congo and Libya?
- 10.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Libya?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Libya rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Congo ranks 39th 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
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.