Guatemala vs Mali: Forcibly displaced people

Guatemala
578,674
in 2025
Mali
696,037
in 2025
Guatemala rank
45th
Mali rank
42nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Guatemala
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 696,037 against 578,674 in Guatemala, a difference of 117,363.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Mali ahead.

Guatemala ranks 45th and Mali ranks 42nd of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Mali Difference Ahead
2010s 172,858 114,774 58,083 Guatemala
2020s 410,876 463,547 52,672 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Guatemala or Mali?
Mali, at 696,037 against 578,674 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Guatemala and Mali?
117,363, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mali?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Mali rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Guatemala ranks 45th and Mali ranks 42nd 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.