Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Madagascar
1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Madagascar rank
157th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Madagascar
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Madagascar, a difference of 0.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 204 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4645 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 27.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 26.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.8333 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 19.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 18.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.16 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 14.95 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 13.79 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th 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.