Ecuador vs Kenya: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Ecuador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 845,771 against 783,887 in Ecuador, a difference of 61,884.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 180 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 196,609 | 780,154 | 583,545 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 584,572 | 754,647 | 170,075 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Ecuador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 845,771 against 783,887 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Ecuador and Kenya?
- 61,884, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd 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.