Chad vs Uganda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Chad
1.50 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.94 million
in 2025
Chad rank
4th
Uganda rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Chad
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.94 million against 1.50 million in Chad, a difference of 434,460.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Uganda ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,127 | 234,272 | 230,145 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 199,555 | 218,272 | 18,718 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 404,161 | 637,279 | 233,118 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 918,208 | 1.61 million | 696,502 | 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, Chad or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.94 million against 1.50 million in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Chad and Uganda?
- 434,460, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Chad ranks 4th 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.