Democratic Republic of Congo vs Upper middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum

Democratic Republic of Congo
503,732
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.86 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
20th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … gaps filled asylum over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.86 million against 503,732 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 5.36 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 11.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 307,690 28,420 279,270 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 534,058 331,963 202,095 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 391,187 3.18 million 2.79 million Upper middle income
1990s 651,970 4.67 million 4.02 million Upper middle income
2000s 239,193 2.67 million 2.43 million Upper middle income
2010s 304,224 4.55 million 4.25 million Upper middle income
2020s 513,244 7.70 million 7.19 million Upper middle income

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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.86 million 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 Upper middle income?
5.36 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.