Kuwait vs Nicaragua: Forcibly displaced people

Kuwait
997
in 2025
Nicaragua
1,735
in 2023
Kuwait rank
147th
Nicaragua rank
144th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Kuwait
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,735 against 997 in Kuwait, a difference of 738.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 147th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2010s 1,810 356.6 1,454 Kuwait
2020s 1,672 1,331 340.5 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Kuwait or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1,735 against 997 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Kuwait and Nicaragua?
738, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nicaragua?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Nicaragua rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Kuwait ranks 147th and Nicaragua ranks 144th 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.