Pakistan vs Uganda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Pakistan
1.16 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.94 million
in 2025
Pakistan rank
6th
Uganda rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Pakistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.94 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan, a difference of 777,680.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,000 | 112,680 | 287,320 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.74 million | 123,976 | 2.61 million | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 218,242 | 1.43 million | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 218,272 | 1.33 million | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 637,279 | 912,145 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.61 million | 51,120 | 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, Pakistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.94 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Pakistan and Uganda?
- 777,680, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Pakistan ranks 6th 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.