Malaysia vs Samoa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Malaysia
5.56 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Samoa
5.93 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Malaysia rank
145th
Samoa rank
143rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Malaysia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.93 per 100,000 people against 5.56 per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.37 per 100,000 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 per 100,000 people | 0.2621 per 100,000 people | 1.05 per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.81 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 1.81 per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 100,000 people | 3.83 per 100,000 people | 0.131 per 100,000 people | Samoa |
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, Malaysia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.93 per 100,000 people against 5.56 per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Malaysia and Samoa?
- 0.37 per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Malaysia ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 143rd 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.