Hong Kong vs India: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Hong Kong
3.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
India
2.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
145th
India rank
147th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 2.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants in India, a difference of 0.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 145th and India ranks 147th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.7381 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0926 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | India |
| 2010s | 0.2355 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8891 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.6535 people per 100,000 inhabitants | India |
| 2020s | 2.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.7944 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 3.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 2.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Hong Kong ranks 145th and India ranks 147th 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.