Madagascar vs Malta: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Madagascar
1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Malta
1.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Madagascar rank
157th
Malta rank
158th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Madagascar
- Malta
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta, a difference of 0.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Madagascar ranks 157th and Malta ranks 158th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4645 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3.78 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8093 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8404 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3243 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.8306 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.7011 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Madagascar or Malta?
- Madagascar, at 1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Madagascar and Malta?
- 0.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Malta rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 157th and Malta ranks 158th 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.