Brazil vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Brazil
278,966
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.83 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
30th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
29th

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

  • Brazil
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 2.83 million against 278,966 in Brazil, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 40,000 27,520 12,480 Brazil
1970s 34,220 19,865 14,355 Brazil
1980s 9,064 7,630 1,434 Brazil
1990s 3,582 918,960 915,377 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 5,103 492,198 487,095 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 9,894 1.95 million 1.94 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 160,063 3.61 million 3.45 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding 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, Brazil or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 2.83 million against 278,966 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Brazil and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
2.55 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Brazil ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.