Namibia vs Uganda: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Namibia
21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Uganda
20.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Namibia rank
98th
Uganda rank
99th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Uganda, a difference of 0.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 99th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,662 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 128.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,534 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 1980s | 6,205 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,371 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,834 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 1990s | 24.24 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 158 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 133.76 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Uganda |
| 2000s | 72.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 102.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 30.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Uganda |
| 2010s | 48.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 17.86 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 30.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Namibia |
| 2020s | 15.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 17.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Namibia or Uganda?
- Namibia, at 21.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 20.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Namibia and Uganda?
- 0.57 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Namibia ranks 98th and Uganda ranks 99th 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 and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.