Ethiopia vs Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Ethiopia
1.01 million
in 2025
Sudan
809,816
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
Sudan rank
9th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.01 million against 809,816 in Sudan, a difference of 200,654.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sudan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,000 | 37,825 | 17,825 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 12,588 | 125,176 | 112,588 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 224,678 | 780,200 | 555,522 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 398,283 | 618,337 | 220,055 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 121,813 | 230,614 | 108,801 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 596,644 | 467,902 | 128,742 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 916,747 | 961,171 | 44,424 | Sudan |
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, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 1.01 million against 809,816 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 200,654, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 9th 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.