Mali vs Rwanda: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Mali
1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Rwanda
1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Mali rank
14th
Rwanda rank
12th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Mali
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mali, a difference of 301 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mali ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 571.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10,251 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9,679 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 994.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 985.55 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 653.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,538 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 883.82 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1,010 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,822 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 811.56 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Mali or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Mali and Rwanda?
- 301 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Rwanda rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Mali ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.