Ecuador vs Kenya: Forcibly displaced people

Ecuador
783,887
in 2025
Kenya
845,771
in 2025
Ecuador rank
35th
Kenya rank
32nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Ecuador
  • Kenya
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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

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.