Rwanda vs Sudan: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Rwanda
1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Sudan
4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Rwanda rank
12th
Sudan rank
9th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Rwanda
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Rwanda, a difference of 2,404 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,463 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 938.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,524 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3,630 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 446.45 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 3,183 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 5,344 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 766.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4,577 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 9,715 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,615 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8,100 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 994.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,793 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 798.47 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1,538 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,547 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1,822 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2,448 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 626.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Rwanda or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4,151 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Rwanda and Sudan?
- 2,404 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sudan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Rwanda ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 9th 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.