Syria vs Western Sahara: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Syria
17,632 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Western Sahara
22,512 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Syria rank
3rd
Western Sahara rank
1st
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Syria
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 22,512 per 100,000 people against 17,632 per 100,000 people in Syria, a difference of 4,880 per 100,000 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Syria ranks 3rd and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.08 per 100,000 people | 28,655 per 100,000 people | 28,579 per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 14,688 per 100,000 people | 19,502 per 100,000 people | 4,813 per 100,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 21,244 per 100,000 people | 17,824 per 100,000 people | 3,421 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, Syria or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 22,512 per 100,000 people against 17,632 per 100,000 people in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Syria and Western Sahara?
- 4,880 per 100,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Western Sahara?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Western Sahara rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Syria ranks 3rd and Western Sahara ranks 1st 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.