El Salvador vs Honduras: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
El Salvador
1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Honduras
932.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
El Salvador rank
17th
Honduras rank
20th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 932.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Honduras, a difference of 199.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Honduras's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 20th of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,094 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,093 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 417.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 12.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 404.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 97.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 11.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 86.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 282.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 94.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 188.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 943.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 637.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 306.04 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 Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 932.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 199.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 20th 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.