Cameroon vs Canada: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Cameroon
408,613
in 2025
Canada
416,028
in 2025
Cameroon rank
22nd
Canada rank
21st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Cameroon
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 416,028 against 408,613 in Cameroon, a difference of 7,415.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,665 | 30,166 | 5,502 | Canada |
| 1980s | 60,314 | 107,856 | 47,542 | Canada |
| 1990s | 46,169 | 153,757 | 107,587 | Canada |
| 2000s | 58,884 | 147,843 | 88,959 | Canada |
| 2010s | 252,482 | 135,752 | 116,729 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 448,193 | 205,822 | 242,371 | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Canada?
- Canada, at 416,028 against 408,613 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Cameroon and Canada?
- 7,415, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Canada?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Canada rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Canada ranks 21st 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.