El Salvador vs Palestine: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

El Salvador
68,182
in 2025
Palestine
48,323
in 2025
El Salvador rank
31st
Palestine rank
33rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Palestine
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 68,182 against 48,323 in Palestine, a difference of 19,859.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Palestine Difference Ahead
1980s 185,241 11,832 173,410 El Salvador
1990s 23,608 74,097 50,489 Palestine
2000s 5,859 304,917 299,058 Palestine
2010s 17,513 96,803 79,290 Palestine
2020s 60,814 73,526 12,712 Palestine

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, El Salvador or Palestine?
El Salvador, at 68,182 against 48,323 in Palestine as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between El Salvador and Palestine?
19,859, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Palestine rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. 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 origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.