China vs Maldives: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
China
11.52 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Maldives
12.65 per 100,000 people
in 2025
China rank
128th
Maldives rank
125th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 12.65 per 100,000 people against 11.52 per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 1.13 per 100,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 128th and Maldives ranks 125th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.98 per 100,000 people | 2.11 per 100,000 people | 9.87 per 100,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 15.31 per 100,000 people | 9.66 per 100,000 people | 5.65 per 100,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 12.1 per 100,000 people | 14.42 per 100,000 people | 2.32 per 100,000 people | Maldives |
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, China or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 12.65 per 100,000 people against 11.52 per 100,000 people in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between China and Maldives?
- 1.13 per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and Maldives rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- China ranks 128th and Maldives ranks 125th 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.