According to the UN's Refugee Agency, there are more than 4.4 million people who are stateless — not recognized as citizens of any country — or of undetermined nationality worldwide.

Using the UNHCR's data, Arciom Antanovič mapped the number of stateless persons per country in 2023.

With almost 972,000 stateless people, Bangladesh tops the list, followed by Côte d'Ivoire (930,978) and Myanmar (632,789).

Thailand is in fourth place, with a considerably lower 587,132 stateless people, while fifth-placed Latvia has 180,614.

People can become stateless for a number of reasons, including those caused by racial and ethnic discrimination. In some countries, nationality is inherited through the father, leaving children without a recognized nationality if the father is absent.

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Via Visual Capitalist.