Greece vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Greece
15.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
14.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Greece rank
26th
Lesotho rank
28th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Greece
  • Lesotho
-1000100200300400196119932025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 15.55 % change on previous year against 14.08 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 1.47 % change on previous year.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Greece ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s -2.04 % change on previous year 73.9 % change on previous year 75.94 % change on previous year Lesotho
1980s 11.22 % change on previous year -4.88 % change on previous year 16.1 % change on previous year Greece
1990s 1.03 % change on previous year -38.35 % change on previous year 39.38 % change on previous year Greece
2010s 74.61 % change on previous year 27.53 % change on previous year 47.08 % change on previous year Greece
2020s 12.39 % change on previous year 26.01 % change on previous year 13.62 % change on previous year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Greece or Lesotho?
Greece, at 15.55 % change on previous year against 14.08 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Greece and Lesotho?
1.47 % change on previous year, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lesotho?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Greece and Lesotho rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Greece ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Greece vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/refugees-under-the-mandate-of-the-unhcr-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-annual-growth/greece/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/refugees-under-the-mandate-of-the-unhcr-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-annual-growth/greece/lesotho/">Greece vs Lesotho: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,779 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.