Kuwait vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Kuwait
386
in 2025
Lesotho
478
in 2025
Kuwait rank
132nd
Lesotho rank
130th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 478 against 386 in Kuwait, a difference of 92.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 130th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,000 | 690 | 4,310 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2,048 | 9,183 | 7,135 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 34,678 | 133.2 | 34,545 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1,255 | 39 | 1,216 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 655.22 | 52.67 | 602.56 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 597 | 339 | 258 | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 478 against 386 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 92, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 130th 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.