Chile vs Small states: Forcibly displaced people

Chile
674,696
in 2025
Small states
489,642
in 2025
Chile rank
43rd
Small states rank
44th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Chile
  • Small states
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 674,696 against 489,642 in Small states, a difference of 185,054.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Small states ahead.

Chile ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 44th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Small states Difference Ahead
2010s 79,103 296,170 217,067 Small states
2020s 515,502 468,212 47,289 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Chile or Small states?
Chile, at 674,696 against 489,642 in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Chile and Small states?
185,054, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Small states?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Chile and Small states rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Chile ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 44th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.