Eritrea vs Rwanda: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth

Eritrea
-1.53 % change on previous year
in 2024
Rwanda
-0.3437 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eritrea rank
163rd
Rwanda rank
160th

Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth over time

  • Eritrea
  • Rwanda
-1000100200300400196219932024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.3437 % change on previous year against -1.53 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 1.19 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eritrea ranks 163rd and Rwanda ranks 160th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 2.93 % change on previous year 7.6 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year Rwanda
1990s -3.01 % change on previous year 29.81 % change on previous year 32.82 % change on previous year Rwanda
2000s -0.9271 % change on previous year 8.32 % change on previous year 9.25 % change on previous year Rwanda
2010s 9.32 % change on previous year 20.01 % change on previous year 10.69 % change on previous year Rwanda
2020s 1.89 % change on previous year 0.2179 % change on previous year 1.67 % change on previous year Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth, Eritrea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -0.3437 % change on previous year against -1.53 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth between Eritrea and Rwanda?
1.19 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth?
Eritrea ranks 163rd and Rwanda ranks 160th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. 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 origin, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,616 data points, 1961–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.