Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: Refugees by country of origin
Kuwait
3,019 people
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2,580 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
85th
Turkmenistan rank
87th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kuwait
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3,019 people against 2,580 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 439 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 85th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 835.83 people | 1,463 people | 627.5 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 660.3 people | 669.5 people | 9.2 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1,097 people | 523.1 people | 573.8 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2,080 people | 1,546 people | 534.2 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kuwait or Turkmenistan?
- Kuwait, at 3,019 people against 2,580 people in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 439 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Turkmenistan rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kuwait ranks 85th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. 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, not just those who fled that year.