Nigeria vs Thailand: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Nigeria
96,387 people
in 2024
Thailand
84,421 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
52nd
Thailand rank
55th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 96,387 people against 84,421 people in Thailand, a difference of 11,966 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Thailand ahead.

Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 55th of 183 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 280 people 117,760 people 117,480 people Thailand
1980s 22,869 people 146,696 people 123,827 people Thailand
1990s 6,217 people 109,381 people 103,164 people Thailand
2000s 8,489 people 116,248 people 107,759 people Thailand
2010s 11,716 people 105,618 people 93,902 people Thailand
2020s 80,158 people 92,579 people 12,421 people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Nigeria or Thailand?
Nigeria, at 96,387 people against 84,421 people in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Nigeria and Thailand?
11,966 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 55th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.