Guyana vs Tonga: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Guyana
37.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Tonga
40.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Guyana rank
82nd
Tonga rank
80th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Guyana
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 40.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 37.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Guyana, a difference of 2.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 80th of 204 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.98 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Guyana |
| 2000s | 45.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.09 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 41.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Guyana |
| 2010s | 71.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 19.14 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 52.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Guyana |
| 2020s | 33.22 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 32.78 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.4385 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Guyana or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 40.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 37.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Guyana and Tonga?
- 2.65 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Tonga rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Guyana ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 80th 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.