South Africa vs Uruguay: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

South Africa
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
91st
Uruguay rank
89th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 89th of 179 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0016 units per person 0 units per person 0.0016 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0015 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0014 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0011 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0007 units per person South Africa

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, South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between South Africa and Uruguay?
0 units per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
South Africa ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 89th 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

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.