Burundi vs Rwanda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Burundi
0.0221 units per person
in 2025
Rwanda
0.0168 units per person
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Rwanda rank
12th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.0221 units per person against 0.0168 units per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0053 units per person.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0365 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0377 units per person | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0705 units per person | 0.0972 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0595 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.0205 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.0245 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | Burundi |
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?
- Burundi, at 0.0221 units per person against 0.0168 units per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.0053 units per person, with Burundi 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 10th and Rwanda ranks 12th 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, per capita. 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.