Caribbean vs Europe and Northern America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
Caribbean
426.46
in 2025
Europe and Northern America
486.22
in 2025
Caribbean rank
18th
Europe and Northern America rank
15th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- Caribbean
- Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Europe and Northern America currently reports 486.22 against 426.46 in Caribbean, a difference of 59.76.
That makes Europe and Northern America's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe and Northern America ahead.
Caribbean ranks 18th and Europe and Northern America ranks 15th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Europe and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.46 | 79.89 | 0.5688 | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 104.17 | 34.79 | 69.38 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 244.42 | 342.35 | 97.94 | Europe and Northern America |
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, Caribbean or Europe and Northern America?
- Europe and Northern America, at 486.22 against 426.46 in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Caribbean and Europe and Northern America?
- 59.76, with Europe and Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Europe and Northern America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Europe and Northern America rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Caribbean ranks 18th and Europe and Northern America ranks 15th of 39 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.