Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Ethiopia
0.0076 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.008 units per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
49th
Rwanda rank
48th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.008 units per person against 0.0076 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 182 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.008 units per person against 0.0076 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.0004 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.