Nauru vs Zimbabwe: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Nauru
41.56 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Zimbabwe
44.72 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Nauru rank
88th
Zimbabwe rank
85th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Nauru
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 44.72 per 100,000 people against 41.56 per 100,000 people in Nauru, a difference of 3.16 per 100,000 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 241 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.89 per 100,000 people | 77.04 per 100,000 people | 67.15 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0 per 100,000 people | 137.04 per 100,000 people | 137.04 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 44.93 per 100,000 people | 47.75 per 100,000 people | 2.82 per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
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, Nauru or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 44.72 per 100,000 people against 41.56 per 100,000 people in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Nauru and Zimbabwe?
- 3.16 per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Nauru ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th 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.