How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?

40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

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.

Kenya vs Uganda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Kenya

0.0002 units per person

in 2025

Uganda

0.0002 units per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

97th

Uganda rank

95th

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

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 97th and Uganda ranks 95th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per person	0.0021 units per person	0.0021 units per person	Uganda
1990s	0.0002 units per person	0.0017 units per person	0.0015 units per person	Uganda
2000s	0.0001 units per person	0.001 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Uganda
2010s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	Uganda
2020s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	Uganda

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, Kenya or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Kenya and Uganda?: 0 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Kenya ranks 97th and Uganda ranks 95th 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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Indicator: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.