Melanesia vs Seychelles: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Melanesia
7.22 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Seychelles
7.53 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Melanesia rank
138th
Seychelles rank
135th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Melanesia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 7.53 per 100,000 people against 7.22 per 100,000 people in Melanesia, a difference of 0.31 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Seychelles ahead.
Melanesia ranks 138th and Seychelles ranks 135th of 241 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.26 per 100,000 people | 46.48 per 100,000 people | 30.22 per 100,000 people | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 13.12 per 100,000 people | 22.42 per 100,000 people | 9.3 per 100,000 people | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 7.19 per 100,000 people | 8.24 per 100,000 people | 1.05 per 100,000 people | Seychelles |
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, Melanesia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 7.53 per 100,000 people against 7.22 per 100,000 people in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Melanesia and Seychelles?
- 0.31 per 100,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Seychelles?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Seychelles rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Melanesia ranks 138th and Seychelles ranks 135th 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.