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
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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About this data
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.