Egypt vs South Asia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Egypt
220,033
in 2025
South Asia
1.44 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
32nd
South Asia rank
32nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Egypt
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 1.44 million against 220,033 in Egypt, a difference of 1.22 million.
That makes South Asia's figure about 6.5 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Asia ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,162 | 57,008 | 52,847 | South Asia |
| 1970s | 4,635 | 53,519 | 48,884 | South Asia |
| 1980s | 5,570 | 18,267 | 12,697 | South Asia |
| 1990s | 5,441 | 400,584 | 395,142 | South Asia |
| 2000s | 74,037 | 336,468 | 262,431 | South Asia |
| 2010s | 192,999 | 671,476 | 478,476 | South Asia |
| 2020s | 257,783 | 1.23 million | 974,395 | South Asia |
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 South Asia?
- South Asia, at 1.44 million 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 South Asia?
- 1.22 million, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 32nd 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.