El Salvador vs Haiti: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
El Salvador
1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Haiti
1,259 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
El Salvador rank
17th
Haiti rank
16th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1,259 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, a difference of 127 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Haiti ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Haiti in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,856 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 79.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,776 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 417.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 113.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 304.17 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 97.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 155.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 58.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Haiti |
| 2010s | 282.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 308.54 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 25.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Haiti |
| 2020s | 943.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 611.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 331.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, El Salvador or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 1,259 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 127 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Haiti ranks 16th 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.