Lesotho vs Sweden: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Lesotho
0.7193 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sweden
0.7695 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Lesotho rank
186th
Sweden rank
183rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Lesotho
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7695 per 100,000 people against 0.7193 per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0502 per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Lesotho ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 183rd of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1775 per 100,000 people | 0.2795 per 100,000 people | 0.102 per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3798 per 100,000 people | 0.1811 per 100,000 people | 0.1987 per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5587 per 100,000 people | 0.3817 per 100,000 people | 0.1769 per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7695 per 100,000 people against 0.7193 per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Lesotho and Sweden?
- 0.0502 per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sweden rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Lesotho ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 183rd 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.