Mauritania vs Netherlands: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Mauritania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 333,597 against 308,868 in Mauritania, a difference of 24,729.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mauritania ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 180 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70,622 | 98,182 | 27,560 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 149,478 | 236,492 | 87,014 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Mauritania or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 333,597 against 308,868 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 24,729, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Netherlands?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Netherlands rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Mauritania ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.