Kenya vs Namibia: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Kenya
20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Namibia
21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Kenya rank
100th
Namibia rank
98th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Kenya, a difference of 0.59 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 100th and Namibia ranks 98th of 204 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,457 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,455 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 1990s | 16.17 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 24.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 72.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 58.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2010s | 17.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 48.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 30.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2020s | 15.51 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.4528 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.59 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Kenya ranks 100th 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.