Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Kuwait
488
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
448
in 2024
Kuwait rank
132nd
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197419992024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 488 against 448 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 40.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 5,000 100,000 95,000 Saudi Arabia
1980s 2,613 102,943 100,330 Saudi Arabia
1990s 18,881 15,984 2,897 Kuwait
2000s 8,678 194,060 185,383 Saudi Arabia
2010s 608.2 385.3 222.9 Kuwait
2020s 639.2 408.4 230.8 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Kuwait, at 488 against 448 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
40, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 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.