Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lebanon: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 535,168 against 503,732 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 31,436.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 377,317 | 2,388 | 374,928 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 534,058 | 141,812 | 392,246 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 391,187 | 4,232 | 386,955 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 651,970 | 3,152 | 648,818 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 239,193 | 18,497 | 220,696 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 304,224 | 710,997 | 406,773 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 513,244 | 769,566 | 256,322 | Lebanon |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 535,168 against 503,732 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon?
- 31,436, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 16th 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.