Angola vs Malawi: Forcibly displaced people

Angola
55,657
in 2025
Malawi
60,492
in 2025
Angola rank
96th
Malawi rank
93rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Angola
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 60,492 against 55,657 in Angola, a difference of 4,835.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 93rd of 180 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 46,049 25,605 20,444 Angola
2020s 55,803 54,634 1,168 Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Angola or Malawi?
Malawi, at 60,492 against 55,657 in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Angola and Malawi?
4,835, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Angola and Malawi rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Angola ranks 96th and Malawi ranks 93rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.