Italy vs United States: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Italy
0.3534 per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States
0.4084 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Italy rank
198th
United States rank
195th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4084 per 100,000 people against 0.3534 per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.055 per 100,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 198th and United States ranks 195th of 241 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2079 per 100,000 people | 0.3407 per 100,000 people | 0.1328 per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1008 per 100,000 people | 0.8411 per 100,000 people | 0.7403 per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2442 per 100,000 people | 0.4226 per 100,000 people | 0.1784 per 100,000 people | United States |
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, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 0.4084 per 100,000 people against 0.3534 per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Italy and United States?
- 0.055 per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Italy ranks 198th and United States ranks 195th 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.