Iran vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Iran
3.49 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million people
in 2024
Iran rank
1st
Uganda rank
4th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Iran
- Uganda
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.49 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda, a difference of 1.73 million people.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.0 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uganda ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,025 people | 115,998 people | 114,972 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 130,100 people | 112,680 people | 17,420 people | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.08 million people | 123,976 people | 1.96 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 218,242 people | 2.51 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.20 million people | 218,272 people | 984,755 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 956,462 people | 637,279 people | 319,183 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.46 million people | 1.55 million people | 905,140 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Iran or Uganda?
- Iran, at 3.49 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Iran and Uganda?
- 1.73 million people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Uganda?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 4th 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.