Nigeria vs Rwanda: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Nigeria
96,387
in 2024
Rwanda
114,368
in 2024
Nigeria rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
49th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 114,368 against 96,387 in Nigeria, a difference of 17,981.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 280 | 7,625 | 7,345 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 22,869 | 29,351 | 6,482 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6,217 | 50,080 | 43,864 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8,489 | 43,793 | 35,304 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 11,716 | 107,832 | 96,116 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 80,158 | 122,430 | 42,272 | Rwanda |
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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 114,368 against 96,387 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 17,981, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th 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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About this data
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.