Burundi vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Burundi
110,800
in 2025
Nigeria
123,848
in 2025
Burundi rank
50th
Nigeria rank
47th

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

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119932025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 123,848 against 110,800 in Burundi, a difference of 13,048.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 179 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 50,082 280 49,802 Burundi
1980s 258,734 22,869 235,865 Burundi
1990s 164,544 6,217 158,328 Burundi
2000s 28,973 8,489 20,484 Burundi
2010s 52,839 11,716 41,123 Burundi
2020s 87,782 87,440 342.33 Burundi

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, Burundi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 123,848 against 110,800 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Nigeria?
13,048, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burundi ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 47th 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.