Cameroon vs Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Cameroon
408,613
in 2025
Niger
385,986
in 2025
Cameroon rank
22nd
Niger rank
24th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 408,613 against 385,986 in Niger, a difference of 22,627.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,000 | 1,500 | 28,500 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 46,169 | 10,251 | 35,918 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 58,884 | 267.8 | 58,616 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 252,482 | 99,855 | 152,626 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 448,193 | 294,060 | 154,132 | 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 Niger?
- Cameroon, at 408,613 against 385,986 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Cameroon and Niger?
- 22,627, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 24th 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.