China vs Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
China
230
in 2025
Sri Lanka
213
in 2025
China rank
139th
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China currently reports 230 against 213 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 17.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 179 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 289,692 | 17 | 289,675 | China |
| 2000s | 299,051 | 110.7 | 298,940 | China |
| 2010s | 307,028 | 521.1 | 306,507 | China |
| 2020s | 101,325 | 540.17 | 100,784 | China |
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, China or Sri Lanka?
- China, at 230 against 213 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between China and Sri Lanka?
- 17, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- China ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.