Malta vs Zambia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Malta
1.28 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Zambia
1.38 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Malta rank
172nd
Zambia rank
171st
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Malta
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.38 per 100,000 people against 1.28 per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 171st of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 per 100,000 people | 1.13 per 100,000 people | 1.1 per 100,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6674 per 100,000 people | 1.59 per 100,000 people | 0.9246 per 100,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.902 per 100,000 people | 1.42 per 100,000 people | 0.517 per 100,000 people | Zambia |
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, Malta or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.38 per 100,000 people against 1.28 per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Malta and Zambia?
- 0.1 per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Zambia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Malta ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 171st 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.