Kuwait vs Qatar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Kuwait
11.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
12.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
54th
Qatar rank
51st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 12.31 % change on previous year against 11.59 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 54th and Qatar ranks 51st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.78 % change on previous year | -26.2 % change on previous year | 31.98 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 75.86 % change on previous year | 72.67 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | 17.43 % change on previous year | 14.76 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 12.31 % change on previous year against 11.59 % change on previous year 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 Qatar?
- 0.72 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Kuwait ranks 54th and Qatar ranks 51st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.