Kuwait vs Lesotho: Refugees by country of asylum
Kuwait
488 people
in 2024
Lesotho
419 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
132nd
Lesotho rank
134th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 488 people against 419 people in Lesotho, a difference of 69 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 134th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,000 people | 690 people | 4,310 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2,391 people | 10,300 people | 7,908 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 37,622 people | 113.5 people | 37,509 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1,255 people | 39 people | 1,216 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 655.22 people | 52.67 people | 602.56 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 639.2 people | 311.2 people | 328 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Kuwait, at 488 people against 419 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 69 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 134th 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.