South America vs Syria: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
South America
1,476 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Syria
17,632 per 100,000 people
in 2025
South America rank
5th
Syria rank
3rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- South America
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 17,632 per 100,000 people against 1,476 per 100,000 people in South America, a difference of 16,156 per 100,000 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 11.9 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
South America ranks 5th and Syria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.26 per 100,000 people | 76.08 per 100,000 people | 30.82 per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 227.34 per 100,000 people | 14,688 per 100,000 people | 14,461 per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,278 per 100,000 people | 21,244 per 100,000 people | 19,967 per 100,000 people | Syria |
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, South America or Syria?
- Syria, at 17,632 per 100,000 people against 1,476 per 100,000 people in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between South America and Syria?
- 16,156 per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do South America and Syria rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- South America ranks 5th and Syria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
- 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.