Mauritius vs Namibia: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Mauritius
20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Namibia
21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Mauritius rank
101st
Namibia rank
98th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Mauritius
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mauritius, a difference of 0.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 101st and Namibia ranks 98th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8266 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 37.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 36.85 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 72.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 69.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 48.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 41.15 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2020s | 17.08 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 15.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Mauritius or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.69 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Mauritius and Namibia?
- 0.63 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Namibia rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Mauritius ranks 101st 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.