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

Burundi
12.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
4th

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

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12.46 units per square kilometre against 10.13 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 2.33 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 196 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 0.0633 units per square kilometre 6.39 units per square kilometre 6.33 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 5.5 units per square kilometre 6.94 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 7.27 units per square kilometre 13.46 units per square kilometre 6.18 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 16.31 units per square kilometre 26.18 units per square kilometre 9.87 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 16.75 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 13.12 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 9.01 units per square kilometre 7.33 units per square kilometre 1.68 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 13.02 units per square kilometre 10.07 units per square kilometre 2.95 units per square kilometre 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 12.46 units per square kilometre against 10.13 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Rwanda?
2.33 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burundi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 196 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 square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,411 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.