Finland vs Japan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Finland
0.0889 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Japan
0.0374 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Finland rank
210th
Japan rank
211th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.0889 per 100,000 people against 0.0374 per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0515 per 100,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 210th and Japan ranks 211th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0856 per 100,000 people | 0.0848 per 100,000 people | 0.0008 per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0952 per 100,000 people | 0.0962 per 100,000 people | 0.001 per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0447 per 100,000 people | 0.0391 per 100,000 people | 0.0055 per 100,000 people | Finland |
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, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 0.0889 per 100,000 people against 0.0374 per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0515 per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Finland ranks 210th and Japan ranks 211th 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.