South Africa vs Thailand: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
South Africa
71,171 people
in 2024
Thailand
84,421 people
in 2024
South Africa rank
58th
Thailand rank
55th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 84,421 people against 71,171 people in South Africa, a difference of 13,250 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 55th of 183 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,813 people | 120,314 people | 49,501 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 30,426 people | 116,248 people | 85,822 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 82,821 people | 105,618 people | 22,797 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 71,431 people | 92,579 people | 21,149 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, South Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 84,421 people against 71,171 people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between South Africa and Thailand?
- 13,250 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 58th 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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About this data
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.