Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 604,257 people against 517,404 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 86,853 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 534,058 people | 3,500 people | 530,558 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 391,187 people | 7,898 people | 383,289 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 651,970 people | 224,291 people | 427,679 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 239,193 people | 262,538 people | 23,345 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 304,224 people | 491,762 people | 187,539 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 515,146 people | 516,319 people | 1,172 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 604,257 people against 517,404 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 86,853 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.