Guinea vs Uruguay: Refugees by country of asylum
Guinea
2,171 people
in 2024
Uruguay
1,322 people
in 2024
Guinea rank
118th
Uruguay rank
121st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2,171 people against 1,322 people in Uruguay, a difference of 849 people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 183 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 523,729 people | 113.6 people | 523,615 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 126,841 people | 108.4 people | 126,733 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 8,672 people | 276.2 people | 8,396 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3,666 people | 1,053 people | 2,614 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Guinea or Uruguay?
- Guinea, at 2,171 people against 1,322 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Guinea and Uruguay?
- 849 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Guinea ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – 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.