Kenya vs Portugal: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Kenya
2.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
72nd
Portugal rank
70th

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

  • Kenya
  • Portugal
0200400600800197119982025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.55 % change on previous year against 2.13 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s -1.23 % change on previous year 0.6667 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year Portugal
1980s 11.05 % change on previous year -9.22 % change on previous year 20.28 % change on previous year Kenya
1990s 93.79 % change on previous year 4.12 % change on previous year 89.67 % change on previous year Kenya
2000s 5.18 % change on previous year 0.9173 % change on previous year 4.27 % change on previous year Kenya
2010s 2.97 % change on previous year 20.7 % change on previous year 17.73 % change on previous year Portugal
2020s 6.1 % change on previous year 5.67 % change on previous year 0.4305 % change on previous year Kenya

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, Kenya or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.55 % change on previous year against 2.13 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Kenya and Portugal?
0.42 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Kenya ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th 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.

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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.