Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Cameroon
503.68 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sri Lanka
628.59 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
27th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 628.59 per 100,000 people against 503.68 per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 124.91 per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 241 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.03 per 100,000 people | 619.24 per 100,000 people | 572.2 per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 88.12 per 100,000 people | 566.35 per 100,000 people | 478.24 per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 422.43 per 100,000 people | 635.73 per 100,000 people | 213.3 per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
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, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 628.59 per 100,000 people against 503.68 per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 124.91 per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th 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.