Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Botswana
3.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso
2.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
65th
Burkina Faso rank
68th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.8 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Botswana ranks 65th and Burkina Faso ranks 68th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -14.13 % change on previous year | 39.13 % change on previous year | 53.26 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 63.49 % change on previous year | 52.76 % change on previous year | 10.74 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 16.72 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 18.04 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | -7.15 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -1.94 % change on previous year | 9.58 % change on previous year | 11.53 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Botswana, at 3.8 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 1.09 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Botswana ranks 65th and Burkina Faso ranks 68th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.