Benin vs Senegal: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Benin
16,974
in 2025
Senegal
17,259
in 2025
Benin rank
86th
Senegal rank
85th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 17,259 against 16,974 in Benin, a difference of 285.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Senegal ahead.
Benin ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 85th of 179 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,100 | 68,400 | 67,300 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1,911 | 12,154 | 10,243 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 26,712 | 61,902 | 35,190 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8,674 | 22,074 | 13,399 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2,470 | 15,648 | 13,177 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 6,824 | 13,599 | 6,775 | Senegal |
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, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 17,259 against 16,974 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Benin and Senegal?
- 285, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Benin ranks 86th and Senegal ranks 85th 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.