Eritrea vs Syria: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Eritrea
13,442 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Syria
17,632 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Eritrea rank
6th
Syria rank
3rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Eritrea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 17,632 per 100,000 people against 13,442 per 100,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 4,190 per 100,000 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 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 Syria ranks 3rd of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,917 per 100,000 people | 76.08 per 100,000 people | 7,841 per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 10,737 per 100,000 people | 14,688 per 100,000 people | 3,952 per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 13,396 per 100,000 people | 21,244 per 100,000 people | 7,848 per 100,000 people | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 17,632 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 Syria?
- 4,190 per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Syria rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and Syria ranks 3rd 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.