Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Iraq
618.9 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sri Lanka
628.59 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iraq rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
27th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 628.59 per 100,000 people against 618.9 per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 9.69 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 241 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,298 per 100,000 people | 619.24 per 100,000 people | 2,679 per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1,755 per 100,000 people | 566.35 per 100,000 people | 1,189 per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 698.08 per 100,000 people | 635.73 per 100,000 people | 62.36 per 100,000 people | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 628.59 per 100,000 people against 618.9 per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 9.69 per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Iraq ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th 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.