Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Namibia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 22.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Namibia, a difference of 1.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Namibia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 98th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,636 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,871 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 23,765 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 8,229 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6,872 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,357 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 49.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 22.41 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 26.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 54.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 72.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 18.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2010s | 13.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 48.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 34.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2020s | 16.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3534 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 22.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 1.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 98th 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.