Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- United States
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 503,732 against 457,647 in United States, a difference of 46,085.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and United States ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 307,690 | 498,800 | 191,110 | United States |
| 1970s | 534,058 | 580,270 | 46,212 | United States |
| 1980s | 391,187 | 489,019 | 97,831 | United States |
| 1990s | 651,970 | 566,199 | 85,771 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 239,193 | 444,134 | 204,941 | United States |
| 2010s | 304,224 | 281,038 | 23,185 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 513,244 | 390,878 | 122,366 | 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or United States?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 503,732 against 457,647 in United States 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 United States?
- 46,085, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and United States ranks 19th 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.