Lesotho vs Sweden: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
Lesotho
0.7193
in 2025
Sweden
0.7695
in 2025
Lesotho rank
184th
Sweden rank
181st
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- Lesotho
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7695 against 0.7193 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0502.
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 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 239 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 | 0.2795 | 0.102 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3798 | 0.1811 | 0.1987 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5587 | 0.3817 | 0.1769 | 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 against 0.7193 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, 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 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 239 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.