Kuwait vs Madagascar: Forcibly displaced people

Kuwait
997
in 2025
Madagascar
1,366
in 2025
Kuwait rank
147th
Madagascar rank
145th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Kuwait
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1,366 against 997 in Kuwait, a difference of 369.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 145th of 180 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Madagascar Difference Ahead
2010s 1,627 285.33 1,342 Kuwait
2020s 1,492 985 507.33 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Kuwait or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1,366 against 997 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Kuwait and Madagascar?
369, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Madagascar?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Madagascar rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Kuwait ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 145th 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.