Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Rwanda
-4.96 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-6.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports -4.96 % change on previous year against -6.2 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.24 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 190 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -6.21 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 16.38 % change on previous year | 15.54 % change on previous year | 0.8465 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 6.13 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at -4.96 % change on previous year against -6.2 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 1.24 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers 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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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.