El Salvador vs Europe and Northern America: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
El Salvador
1,133
in 2025
Europe and Northern America
486.22
in 2025
El Salvador rank
18th
Europe and Northern America rank
15th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- El Salvador
- Europe and Northern America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,133 against 486.22 in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 646.78.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.3 times Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Europe and Northern America ranks 15th of 239 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.51 | 79.89 | 17.62 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 281.44 | 34.79 | 246.65 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 965.91 | 342.35 | 623.55 | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Europe and Northern America?
- El Salvador, at 1,133 against 486.22 in Europe and Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between El Salvador and Europe and Northern America?
- 646.78, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe and Northern America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Europe and Northern America rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Europe and Northern America ranks 15th 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.