Burundi vs Rwanda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Burundi
110,800
in 2025
Rwanda
115,794
in 2025
Burundi rank
50th
Rwanda rank
49th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 115,794 against 110,800 in Burundi, a difference of 4,994.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,000 | 1,625 | 70,375 | Burundi |
| 1970s | 48,840 | 6,800 | 42,040 | Burundi |
| 1980s | 258,734 | 29,351 | 229,383 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 164,544 | 50,080 | 114,464 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28,973 | 43,793 | 14,820 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 52,839 | 107,832 | 54,993 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 87,782 | 121,324 | 33,542 | Rwanda |
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, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 115,794 against 110,800 in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 4,994, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Burundi ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 49th 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.