Estonia vs Latvia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Estonia
8.78 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Latvia
10.3 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Estonia rank
132nd
Latvia rank
130th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 10.3 per 100,000 people against 8.78 per 100,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 1.52 per 100,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 130th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.93 per 100,000 people | 72.06 per 100,000 people | 28.13 per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 23.26 per 100,000 people | 16.51 per 100,000 people | 6.76 per 100,000 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 11.15 per 100,000 people | 7.87 per 100,000 people | 3.28 per 100,000 people | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 10.3 per 100,000 people against 8.78 per 100,000 people in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Estonia and Latvia?
- 1.52 per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Estonia ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 130th 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.