Benin vs Uruguay: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Benin
- Uruguay
How they compare
Benin currently reports 54,921 against 51,316 in Uruguay, a difference of 3,605.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 100th of 180 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,380 | 5,160 | 1,780 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 21,108 | 44,811 | 23,704 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Benin or Uruguay?
- Benin, at 54,921 against 51,316 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Benin and Uruguay?
- 3,605, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Uruguay rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Benin ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 100th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.