Bangladesh vs Uganda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Bangladesh
1.18 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.94 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
5th
Uganda rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Bangladesh
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.94 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 758,680.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,000 | 113,180 | 31,180 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 74,863 | 218,242 | 143,379 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 43,801 | 218,272 | 174,472 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 435,502 | 637,279 | 201,777 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 982,242 | 1.61 million | 632,468 | Uganda |
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, Bangladesh or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.94 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 758,680, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.