Brazil vs India: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
Brazil
2.19
in 2025
India
1.97
in 2025
Brazil rank
162nd
India rank
164th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.19 against 1.97 in India, a difference of 0.22.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 162nd and India ranks 164th of 239 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3604 | 1.36 | 0.9998 | India |
| 2010s | 0.4985 | 0.8835 | 0.385 | India |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.63 | 0.0688 | India |
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, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 2.19 against 1.97 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Brazil and India?
- 0.22, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Brazil ranks 162nd and India ranks 164th of 239 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.