How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?

56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Rwanda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Burundi

0.0077 units per person

in 2025

Rwanda

0.0079 units per person

in 2025

Burundi rank

51st

Rwanda rank

50th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

Burundi
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0077 units per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 50th 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	0.0226 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0221 units per person	Burundi
1970s	0.0127 units per person	0.0014 units per person	0.0112 units per person	Burundi
1980s	0.0522 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0474 units per person	Burundi
1990s	0.0285 units per person	0.0064 units per person	0.0221 units per person	Burundi
2000s	0.004 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Rwanda
2010s	0.0048 units per person	0.0092 units per person	0.0044 units per person	Rwanda
2020s	0.0065 units per person	0.0088 units per person	0.0023 units per person	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 0.0079 units per person against 0.0077 units per person 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?: 0.0002 units per person, 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 51st and Rwanda ranks 50th 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, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.