El Salvador vs Venezuela: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
El Salvador
1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Venezuela
1,303 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
El Salvador rank
17th
Venezuela rank
15th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 1,303 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants in El Salvador, a difference of 171 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 375.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 97.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 87.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 282.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 60.35 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 222.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 943.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 931.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 12.39 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 1,303 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 Venezuela?
- 171 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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.