Congo vs South Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Congo
62,500
in 2025
South Africa
55,177
in 2025
Congo rank
59th
South Africa rank
61st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 62,500 against 55,177 in South Africa, a difference of 7,323.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Congo ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,396 | 70,813 | 48,417 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 80,794 | 30,426 | 50,368 | Congo |
| 2010s | 68,172 | 82,821 | 14,649 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 49,101 | 68,722 | 19,620 | South Africa |
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, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 62,500 against 55,177 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Congo and South Africa?
- 7,323, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Congo ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st 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.