Afghanistan vs Middle Africa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Afghanistan
9,820 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Middle Africa
913.37 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
9th
Middle Africa rank
9th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9,820 per 100,000 people against 913.37 per 100,000 people in Middle Africa, a difference of 8,907 per 100,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 10.8 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Middle Africa ranks 9th of 241 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,352 per 100,000 people | 726.29 per 100,000 people | 9,626 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7,399 per 100,000 people | 647.11 per 100,000 people | 6,752 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 9,902 per 100,000 people | 888.45 per 100,000 people | 9,013 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
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 Middle Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 9,820 per 100,000 people against 913.37 per 100,000 people in Middle Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Afghanistan and Middle Africa?
- 8,907 per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle Africa rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Middle Africa ranks 9th 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.