El Salvador vs Panama: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 64,109 against 61,510 in El Salvador, a difference of 2,599.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Panama ranks 90th of 180 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.3 | 38,848 | 38,798 | Panama |
| 2020s | 33,116 | 105,774 | 72,658 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 64,109 against 61,510 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between El Salvador and Panama?
- 2,599, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd and Panama ranks 90th 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
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.