Refugees (by origin)
Tier A· OfficialDescriptiveNumber of refugees who have fled from the country. Descriptive magnitude — reflects conflict and persecution, mostly zero for peaceful countries.
100 = most refugees produced, 0 = fewest — descriptive, not better or worse
Mixed reference years (2002–2024). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.
How this score is built
The number of refugees who have fled from each country (by country of origin) — UNHCR, via Our World in Data (CC BY). Descriptive magnitude: it reflects conflict and persecution that drive people out, and is near-zero for peaceful countries — so it uses a neutral colour, a percentile scale (the distribution is extremely skewed — Syria/Afghanistan/Ukraine each exceed 5 million), and is off the Compare radar. The raw count is shown. Most recent year per country.
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0100No datadescriptive — not better/worse
100 = most refugees produced, 0 = fewest — descriptive, not better or worse
Full ranking
211 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SyriaSYR | 99.76100 | 5,952,156 refugees |
| 2nd | AfghanistanAFG | 99.2999 | 5,766,559 refugees |
| 3rd | UkraineUKR | 98.8299 | 5,120,036 refugees |
| 4th | South SudanSSD | 98.3498 | 2,290,622 refugees |
| 5th | SudanSDN | 97.8798 | 2,094,373 refugees |
| 6th | MyanmarMMR | 97.3997 | 1,322,503 refugees |
| 7th | DR CongoCOD | 96.9297 | 1,060,067 refugees |
| 8th | SomaliaSOM | 96.4596 | 894,049 refugees |
| 9th | Central African RepublicCAF | 95.9796 | 693,488 refugees |
| 10th | EritreaERI | 95.596 | 551,296 refugees |
| 11th | NigeriaNGA | 95.0295 | 467,605 refugees |
| 12th | VenezuelaVEN | 94.5595 | 370,169 refugees |
| 13th | MaliMLI | 94.0894 | 354,075 refugees |
| 14th | BurundiBDI | 93.694 | 322,462 refugees |
| 15th | IraqIRQ | 93.1393 | 305,493 refugees |
| 16th | RwandaRWA | 92.6593 | 249,087 refugees |
| 17th | Western SaharaESH | 92.1892 | 174,578 refugees |
| 18th | EthiopiaETH | 91.7192 | 164,418 refugees |
| 19th | IranIRN | 91.2391 | 158,166 refugees |
| 20th | ChinaCHN | 90.7691 | 153,564 refugees |
| 21st | AzerbaijanAZE | 90.2890 | 153,154 refugees |
| 22nd | Burkina FasoBFA | 89.8190 | 150,081 refugees |
| 23rd | HaitiHTI | 89.3489 | 148,252 refugees |
| 24th | Sri LankaLKA | 88.8689 | 147,033 refugees |
| 25th | TürkiyeTUR | 88.3988 | 139,640 refugees |
| 26th | CameroonCMR | 87.9188 | 109,864 refugees |
| 27th | HondurasHND | 87.4487 | 100,969 refugees |
| 28th | RussiaRUS | 86.9787 | 96,869 refugees |
| 29th | PakistanPAK | 86.4986 | 86,259 refugees |
| 30th | ColombiaCOL | 86.0286 | 77,775 refugees |
| 31st | El SalvadorSLV | 85.5586 | 71,765 refugees |
| 32nd | YemenYEM | 85.0785 | 51,357 refugees |
| 33rd | NigerNER | 84.685 | 44,119 refugees |
| 34th | PalestinePSE | 84.1284 | 43,701 refugees |
| 35th | GuineaGIN | 83.6584 | 42,096 refugees |
| 36th | IndiaIND | 83.1883 | 39,303 refugees |
| 37th | MexicoMEX | 82.783 | 39,241 refugees |
| 38th | MauritaniaMRT | 82.2382 | 38,111 refugees |
| 39th | GuatemalaGTM | 81.7582 | 36,323 refugees |
| 40th | NicaraguaNIC | 81.2881 | 30,020 refugees |
| 41st | Ivory CoastCIV | 80.8181 | 29,442 refugees |
| 42nd | BangladeshBGD | 80.3380 | 28,473 refugees |
| 43rd | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 79.8680 | 26,821 refugees |
| 44th | CubaCUB | 79.3879 | 23,865 refugees |
| 45th | EgyptEGY | 78.9179 | 23,736 refugees |
| 46th | AlbaniaALB | 78.4478 | 21,875 refugees |
| 47th | VietnamVNM | 77.9678 | 19,961 refugees |
| 48th | CroatiaHRV | 77.4977 | 17,891 refugees |
| 49th | BelarusBLR | 77.0177 | 17,704 refugees |
| 50th | LibyaLBY | 76.5477 | 17,235 refugees |
| 51st | GeorgiaGEO | 76.0776 | 16,554 refugees |
| 52nd | ArmeniaARM | 75.5976 | 15,933 refugees |
| 53rd | GhanaGHA | 75.1275 | 15,078 refugees |
| 54th | ChadTCD | 74.6475 | 14,617 refugees |
| 55th | CongoCOG | 74.1774 | 14,110 refugees |
| 56th | SenegalSEN | 73.774 | 12,947 refugees |
| 57th | TogoTGO | 73.2273 | 12,685 refugees |
| 58th | AngolaAGO | 72.7573 | 12,545 refugees |
| 59th | KenyaKEN | 72.2772 | 11,696 refugees |
| 60th | CambodiaKHM | 71.872 | 11,474 refugees |
| 61st | MoroccoMAR | 71.3371 | 10,609 refugees |
| 62nd | UgandaUGA | 70.8571 | 10,377 refugees |
| 63rd | LebanonLBN | 70.3870 | 9,534 refugees |
| 64th | IndonesiaIDN | 69.9170 | 9,172 refugees |
| 65th | AlgeriaDZA | 69.4369 | 8,800 refugees |
| 66th | GambiaGMB | 68.9669 | 8,140 refugees |
| 67th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 68.4868 | 8,042 refugees |
| 68th | ZimbabweZWE | 68.0168 | 7,992 refugees |
| 69th | NepalNPL | 67.5468 | 7,840 refugees |
| 70th | BhutanBTN | 67.0667 | 7,433 refugees |
| 71st | LaosLAO | 66.5967 | 6,556 refugees |
| 72nd | PeruPER | 66.1166 | 6,459 refugees |
| 73rd | MoldovaMDA | 65.6466 | 6,236 refugees |
| 74th | UzbekistanUZB | 65.1765 | 5,152 refugees |
| 75th | LiberiaLBR | 64.6965 | 5,086 refugees |
| 76th | BrazilBRA | 64.2264 | 5,072 refugees |
| 77th | EcuadorECU | 63.7464 | 5,015 refugees |
| 78th | JordanJOR | 63.2763 | 4,990 refugees |
| 79th | ChileCHL | 62.863 | 4,809 refugees |
| 80th | KazakhstanKAZ | 62.3262 | 4,119 refugees |
| 81st | TajikistanTJK | 61.8562 | 4,045 refugees |
| 82nd | United StatesUSA | 61.3761 | 4,004 refugees |
| 83rd | TunisiaTUN | 60.961 | 3,593 refugees |
| 84th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 60.4360 | 3,400 refugees |
| 85th | KuwaitKWT | 59.9560 | 3,019 refugees |
| 86th | RomaniaROU | 59.4859 | 2,919 refugees |
| 87th | TurkmenistanTKM | 5959 | 2,580 refugees |
| 88th | JamaicaJAM | 58.5359 | 2,552 refugees |
| 89th | MongoliaMNG | 58.0658 | 2,501 refugees |
| 90th | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 57.5858 | 2,332 refugees |
| 91st | ComorosCOM | 57.1157 | 2,322 refugees |
| 92nd | DjiboutiDJI | 56.6457 | 2,055 refugees |
| 93rd | North MacedoniaMKD | 56.1656 | 2,013 refugees |
| 94th | HungaryHUN | 55.6956 | 1,984 refugees |
| 95th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 55.2155 | 1,900 refugees |
| 96th | PolandPOL | 54.7455 | 1,528 refugees |
| 97th | BahamasBHS | 54.2754 | 1,449 refugees |
| 98th | IsraelISR | 53.7954 | 1,307 refugees |
| 99th | TanzaniaTZA | 53.3253 | 1,259 refugees |
| 100th | MalaysiaMYS | 52.8453 | 1,209 refugees |
| 101st | South AfricaZAF | 52.3752 | 1,174 refugees |
| 102nd | Dominican RepublicDOM | 51.952 | 1,080 refugees |
| 103rd | BeninBEN | 51.4251 | 1,064 refugees |
| 104th | CzechiaCZE | 50.9551 | 1,057 refugees |
| 105th | GabonGAB | 50.4750 | 948 refugees |
| 106th | PhilippinesPHL | 5050 | 785 refugees |
| 107th | MontenegroMNE | 49.5350 | 763 refugees |
| 108th | SlovakiaSVK | 49.0549 | 664 refugees |
| 109th | NamibiaNAM | 48.5849 | 646 refugees |
| 110th | BoliviaBOL | 48.148 | 612 refugees |
| 111th | MadagascarMDG | 47.6348 | 604 refugees |
| 112th | MalawiMWI | 47.1647 | 570 refugees |
| 113th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 46.6847 | 504 refugees |
| 114th | BulgariaBGR | 46.2146 | 498 refugees |
| 115th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 45.7346 | 474 refugees |
| 116th | ArgentinaARG | 45.2645 | 464 refugees |
| 117th | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 44.7945 | 426 refugees |
| 118th | United KingdomGBR | 44.3144 | 417 refugees |
| 119th | BarbadosBRB | 43.8444 | 415 refugees |
| 120th | GermanyDEU | 43.3643 | 348 refugees |
| 121st | ZambiaZMB | 42.8943 | 337 refugees |
| 122nd | PanamaPAN | 42.4242 | 333 refugees |
| 123rd | Costa RicaCRI | 41.9442 | 316 refugees |
| 124th | GuyanaGUY | 41.4741 | 313 refugees |
| 125th | CanadaCAN | 4141 | 309 refugees |
| 126th | ThailandTHA | 40.5241 | 300 refugees |
| 127th | BahrainBHR | 40.0540 | 289 refugees |
| 128th | North KoreaPRK | 39.5740 | 283 refugees |
| 129th | ItalyITA | 38.8639 | 263 refugees |
| 129th | MauritiusMUS | 38.8639 | 263 refugees |
| 131st | United Arab EmiratesARE | 38.1538 | 261 refugees |
| 132nd | BotswanaBWA | 37.6838 | 249 refugees |
| 133rd | FijiFJI | 37.237 | 248 refugees |
| 134th | Hong KongHKG | 36.7337 | 240 refugees |
| 135th | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 36.2636 | 186 refugees |
| 136th | LatviaLVA | 35.7836 | 179 refugees |
| 137th | SpainESP | 35.3135 | 174 refugees |
| 138th | ParaguayPRY | 34.8335 | 170 refugees |
| 139th | Saint LuciaLCA | 34.3634 | 160 refugees |
| 140th | EswatiniSWZ | 33.8934 | 150 refugees |
| 141st | South KoreaKOR | 33.4133 | 142 refugees |
| 142nd | FranceFRA | 32.9433 | 139 refugees |
| 143rd | NetherlandsNLD | 32.4632 | 136 refugees |
| 144th | UruguayURY | 31.9932 | 131 refugees |
| 145th | EstoniaEST | 31.5232 | 126 refugees |
| 146th | OmanOMN | 31.0431 | 118 refugees |
| 147th | MozambiqueMOZ | 30.5731 | 114 refugees |
| 148th | LithuaniaLTU | 30.0930 | 111 refugees |
| 149th | PortugalPRT | 29.6230 | 110 refugees |
| 150th | BelizeBLZ | 29.1529 | 104 refugees |
| 151st | GrenadaGRD | 28.6729 | 100 refugees |
| 152nd | SwedenSWE | 28.228 | 98 refugees |
| 153rd | GreeceGRC | 27.7328 | 97 refugees |
| 154th | BelgiumBEL | 27.2527 | 93 refugees |
| 155th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 26.7827 | 91 refugees |
| 156th | DominicaDMA | 26.326 | 88 refugees |
| 157th | MaldivesMDV | 25.8326 | 76 refugees |
| 158th | IrelandIRL | 25.3625 | 68 refugees |
| 159th | QatarQAT | 24.8825 | 65 refugees |
| 160th | JapanJPN | 24.4124 | 55 refugees |
| 161st | New ZealandNZL | 23.9324 | 52 refugees |
| 162nd | SurinameSUR | 23.4623 | 50 refugees |
| 163rd | SingaporeSGP | 22.9923 | 45 refugees |
| 164th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 22.5123 | 44 refugees |
| 165th | TongaTON | 22.0422 | 42 refugees |
| 166th | AustriaAUT | 21.3321 | 33 refugees |
| 166th | French GuianaGUF | 21.3321 | 33 refugees |
| 168th | AustraliaAUS | 20.6221 | 31 refugees |
| 169th | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 20.1420 | 27 refugees |
| 170th | LesothoLSO | 19.6720 | 25 refugees |
| 171st | NorwayNOR | 19.1919 | 22 refugees |
| 172nd | GuadeloupeGLP | 18.4818 | 17 refugees |
| 172nd | SloveniaSVN | 18.4818 | 17 refugees |
| 174th | DenmarkDNK | 17.7718 | 16 refugees |
| 175th | MacauMAC | 17.317 | 15 refugees |
| 176th | Cape VerdeCPV | 16.5917 | 14 refugees |
| 176th | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 16.5917 | 14 refugees |
| 178th | CyprusCYP | 15.415 | 10 refugees |
| 178th | MaltaMLT | 15.415 | 10 refugees |
| 178th | SeychellesSYC | 15.415 | 10 refugees |
| 181st | CuraçaoCUW | 14.2214 | 8 refugees |
| 181st | SamoaWSM | 14.2214 | 8 refugees |
| 183rd | AndorraAND | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | BermudaBMU | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | Cayman IslandsCYM | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | FinlandFIN | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | KiribatiKIR | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | LiechtensteinLIE | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | LuxembourgLUX | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | MonacoMCO | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | NauruNRU | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | NiueNIU | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | PalauPLW | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | SwitzerlandCHE | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | Timor-LesteTLS | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 183rd | VanuatuVUT | 10.1910 | 5 refugees |
| 198th | AnguillaAIA | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | ArubaABW | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | BruneiBRN | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | GibraltarGIB | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | IcelandISL | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | Marshall IslandsMHL | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | MartiniqueMTQ | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | MicronesiaFSM | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | New CaledoniaNCL | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | Puerto RicoPRI | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | San MarinoSMR | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | TuvaluTUV | 3.323 | 0 refugees |
| 198th | Vatican CityVAT | 3.323 | 0 refugees |