Kiribati vs Samoa: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Kiribati
3.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Samoa
3.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Kiribati rank
142nd
Samoa rank
143rd
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 3.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.54 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 31.91 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 13.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 13.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.9292 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.28 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3.35 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Kiribati, at 3.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 3.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Kiribati ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 143rd 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.