Canada vs Niger: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Canada
416,028
in 2025
Niger
385,986
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Niger rank
24th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Canada
- Niger
How they compare
Canada currently reports 416,028 against 385,986 in Niger, a difference of 30,042.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Niger ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,537 | 1,500 | 28,037 | Canada |
| 1990s | 153,757 | 10,251 | 143,506 | Canada |
| 2000s | 147,843 | 267.8 | 147,576 | Canada |
| 2010s | 135,752 | 99,855 | 35,897 | Canada |
| 2020s | 205,822 | 294,060 | 88,238 | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Canada, at 416,028 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 Canada and Niger?
- 30,042, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Niger?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Niger rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 21st 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.