Botswana vs Lesotho: Forcibly displaced people

Botswana
868
in 2025
Lesotho
680
in 2025
Botswana rank
148th
Lesotho rank
151st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 868 against 680 in Lesotho, a difference of 188.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 148th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.