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
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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About this data
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.