Bangladesh vs High income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Bangladesh
1.18 million
in 2025
High income
9.68 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
5th
High income rank
7th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Bangladesh
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 9.68 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 8.50 million.
That makes High income's figure about 8.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and High income ranks 7th of 179 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,000 | 1.81 million | 1.72 million | High income |
| 1990s | 74,863 | 3.06 million | 2.99 million | High income |
| 2000s | 43,801 | 2.56 million | 2.52 million | High income |
| 2010s | 435,502 | 2.44 million | 2.00 million | High income |
| 2020s | 982,242 | 7.60 million | 6.62 million | High income |
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, Bangladesh or High income?
- High income, at 9.68 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and High income?
- 8.50 million, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and High income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and High income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and High income ranks 7th 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.