Americas vs Myanmar: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Americas
661.79 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Myanmar
2,606 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Americas rank
13th
Myanmar rank
12th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Americas
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,606 per 100,000 people against 661.79 per 100,000 people in Americas, a difference of 1,944 per 100,000 people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 3.9 times Americas's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 38 groups.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2 per 100,000 people | 396.17 per 100,000 people | 370.97 per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 104.85 per 100,000 people | 1,248 per 100,000 people | 1,143 per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 565.5 per 100,000 people | 2,287 per 100,000 people | 1,722 per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
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, Americas or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2,606 per 100,000 people against 661.79 per 100,000 people in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Americas and Myanmar?
- 1,944 per 100,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Myanmar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Myanmar rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Americas ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 38 groups.
- 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.