Botswana vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Botswana
0.0003 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho
0.0002 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
112th
Lesotho rank
115th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
00.010.020.03196819962025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0003 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 112th and Lesotho ranks 115th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0101 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0098 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.003 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0029 units per person Lesotho
1990s 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0005 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.0021 units per person 0 units per person 0.0021 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person 0.001 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 0.0003 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.0001 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Botswana ranks 112th and Lesotho ranks 115th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.