Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Egypt
220,033
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
540,170
in 2025
Egypt rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
35th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Egypt
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 540,170 against 220,033 in Egypt, a difference of 320,137.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.5 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Egypt ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th of 179 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 4,800 97,500 92,700 Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 4,635 115,981 111,346 Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 5,570 503,886 498,316 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 5,441 358,737 353,296 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 74,037 151,580 77,543 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 192,999 325,132 132,133 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 257,783 406,119 148,336 Latin America & Caribbean

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, Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 540,170 against 220,033 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean?
320,137, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Egypt ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th 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.