Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Ghana
42.95 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Zimbabwe
44.72 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ghana rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
85th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 44.72 per 100,000 people against 42.95 per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 1.77 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 241 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.73 per 100,000 people | 77.04 per 100,000 people | 15.3 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 70.24 per 100,000 people | 137.04 per 100,000 people | 66.8 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 43 per 100,000 people | 47.75 per 100,000 people | 4.76 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
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, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 44.72 per 100,000 people against 42.95 per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 1.77 per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ghana ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th 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.