Eswatini vs Uruguay: Refugees by country of asylum
Eswatini
1,295 people
in 2024
Uruguay
1,322 people
in 2024
Eswatini rank
124th
Uruguay rank
121st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Eswatini
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,322 people against 1,295 people in Eswatini, a difference of 27 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Eswatini ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 917.14 people | 1,679 people | 761.43 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 14,050 people | 457.78 people | 13,592 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 19,984 people | 113.6 people | 19,870 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 725.7 people | 108.4 people | 617.3 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 704.8 people | 276.2 people | 428.6 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1,102 people | 1,053 people | 49.4 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Eswatini or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,322 people against 1,295 people in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Eswatini and Uruguay?
- 27 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Uruguay rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Eswatini ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.