Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Burundi
2,206 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Rwanda
1,664 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burundi rank
13th
Rwanda rank
14th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2,206 per 100,000 people against 1,664 per 100,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 542 per 100,000 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 14th of 241 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,486 per 100,000 people | 973.8 per 100,000 people | 4,512 per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1,968 per 100,000 people | 1,493 per 100,000 people | 475.37 per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2,372 per 100,000 people | 1,752 per 100,000 people | 619.94 per 100,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 2,206 per 100,000 people against 1,664 per 100,000 people in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 542 per 100,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Burundi ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 14th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.