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

Burkina Faso
351,209
in 2025
Rwanda
244,415
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Rwanda rank
17th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 351,209 against 244,415 in Rwanda, a difference of 106,794.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 61.17 351,003 350,942 Rwanda
1990s 65.1 645,849 645,784 Rwanda
2000s 584.5 89,366 88,782 Rwanda
2010s 3,766 180,833 177,066 Rwanda
2020s 103,663 247,870 144,207 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, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Burkina Faso, at 351,209 against 244,415 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
106,794, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. 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 origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 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.