Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Mauritania: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.83 million
in 2025
Mauritania
301,490
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
29th
Mauritania rank
26th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 2.83 million against 301,490 in Mauritania, a difference of 2.53 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.4 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 44 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 14,307 7,525 6,782 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 918,960 32,450 886,510 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 492,198 8,775 483,423 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.95 million 69,918 1.88 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 3.61 million 144,294 3.47 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Mauritania?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 2.83 million against 301,490 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
2.53 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 44 groups.
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
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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.