Eritrea vs South Sudan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Eritrea
13,442 per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Sudan
16,352 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Eritrea rank
6th
South Sudan rank
5th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 16,352 per 100,000 people against 13,442 per 100,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 2,910 per 100,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,917 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 7,917 per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 10,737 per 100,000 people | 8,089 per 100,000 people | 2,647 per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 13,396 per 100,000 people | 16,708 per 100,000 people | 3,312 per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
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, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 16,352 per 100,000 people against 13,442 per 100,000 people in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 2,910 per 100,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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.