Australia vs Malawi: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Australia
33,415
in 2025
Malawi
35,241
in 2025
Australia rank
73rd
Malawi rank
72nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Australia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 35,241 against 33,415 in Australia, a difference of 1,826.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malawi ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and Malawi ranks 72nd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90,596 | 488,069 | 397,473 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 64,481 | 377,638 | 313,157 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 49,676 | 3,988 | 45,688 | Australia |
| 2010s | 38,837 | 8,551 | 30,286 | Australia |
| 2020s | 44,146 | 29,589 | 14,557 | Australia |
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, Australia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 35,241 against 33,415 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Australia and Malawi?
- 1,826, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Malawi ranks 72nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.