Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Kuwait
488 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
448 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
132nd
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 488 people against 448 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 40 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,000 people | 100,000 people | 95,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2,613 people | 102,943 people | 100,330 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 18,881 people | 15,984 people | 2,897 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8,678 people | 194,060 people | 185,383 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 608.2 people | 385.3 people | 222.9 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 639.2 people | 408.4 people | 230.8 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 488 people against 448 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 40 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd 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.