Canada vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum over time
- Canada
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 503,732 against 416,028 in Canada, a difference of 87,704.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,395 | 307,690 | 288,295 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 24,390 | 534,058 | 509,668 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 107,856 | 391,187 | 283,331 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 153,757 | 651,970 | 498,214 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 147,843 | 239,193 | 91,350 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 135,752 | 304,224 | 168,471 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 205,822 | 513,244 | 307,422 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 503,732 against 416,028 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 87,704, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th 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.