Malawi vs Panama: Forcibly displaced people

Malawi
60,492
in 2025
Panama
64,109
in 2025
Malawi rank
93rd
Panama rank
90th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Malawi
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 64,109 against 60,492 in Malawi, a difference of 3,617.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Panama ahead.

Malawi ranks 93rd 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 Malawi Panama Difference Ahead
2010s 25,605 38,848 13,243 Panama
2020s 54,634 105,774 51,139 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Malawi or Panama?
Panama, at 64,109 against 60,492 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Malawi and Panama?
3,617, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Malawi ranks 93rd 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

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.