Rwanda vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Rwanda
0.008 units per person
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0074 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
48th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
51st

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.008 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Rwanda ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 51st of 182 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0026 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0014 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0012 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0048 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0028 units per person Rwanda
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0049 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.0048 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0003 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.0092 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0069 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.009 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0044 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, Rwanda or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Rwanda, at 0.008 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Rwanda and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0006 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 51st 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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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.