Kenya vs Mauritius: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Kenya
20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Mauritius
20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Kenya rank
100th
Mauritius rank
101st
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Kenya
- Mauritius
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mauritius, a difference of 0.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 100th and Mauritius ranks 101st of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8266 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 26.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Kenya |
| 2000s | 14.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 11.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 17.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Kenya or Mauritius?
- Kenya, at 20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Kenya and Mauritius?
- 0.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritius?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mauritius rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Kenya ranks 100th and Mauritius ranks 101st 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.