Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Malta
1.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Malta rank
158th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Malta, a difference of 0.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 158th 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 | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 26.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 22.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.48 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 20.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 17.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.8404 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.26 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 14.42 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.8306 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.63 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, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.12 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 Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Malta ranks 158th 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.