Nigeria vs Rwanda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Nigeria
123,848
in 2025
Rwanda
115,794
in 2025
Nigeria rank
47th
Rwanda rank
49th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 123,848 against 115,794 in Rwanda, a difference of 8,054.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 280 | 7,625 | 7,345 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 22,869 | 29,351 | 6,482 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6,217 | 50,080 | 43,864 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8,489 | 43,793 | 35,304 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 11,716 | 107,832 | 96,116 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 87,440 | 121,324 | 33,884 | 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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 123,848 against 115,794 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 8,054, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Nigeria ranks 47th 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.