Benin vs Uruguay: Forcibly displaced people

Benin
54,921
in 2025
Uruguay
51,316
in 2025
Benin rank
97th
Uruguay rank
100th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Benin
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 54,921 against 51,316 in Uruguay, a difference of 3,605.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 100th of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.