Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Afghanistan
9,820 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Eritrea
13,442 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
9th
Eritrea rank
6th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 13,442 per 100,000 people against 9,820 per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 3,622 per 100,000 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,352 per 100,000 people | 7,917 per 100,000 people | 2,435 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7,399 per 100,000 people | 10,737 per 100,000 people | 3,338 per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 9,902 per 100,000 people | 13,396 per 100,000 people | 3,494 per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 13,442 per 100,000 people against 9,820 per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 3,622 per 100,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.