Belgium vs Mauritania: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Belgium
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 308,868 against 245,118 in Belgium, a difference of 63,750.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 55th of 180 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52,354 | 70,622 | 18,268 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 180,676 | 149,478 | 31,198 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Belgium or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 308,868 against 245,118 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Belgium and Mauritania?
- 63,750, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mauritania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Mauritania rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Belgium ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 55th 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
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.