Greece vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Greece
134,563
in 2025
Nigeria
123,848
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
Nigeria rank
47th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Greece
- Nigeria
How they compare
Greece currently reports 134,563 against 123,848 in Nigeria, a difference of 10,715.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 47th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,865 | 280 | 2,585 | Greece |
| 1980s | 4,812 | 22,869 | 18,057 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6,972 | 6,217 | 755.2 | Greece |
| 2000s | 3,238 | 8,489 | 5,251 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 27,099 | 11,716 | 15,383 | Greece |
| 2020s | 137,818 | 87,440 | 50,378 | Greece |
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, Greece or Nigeria?
- Greece, at 134,563 against 123,848 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Greece and Nigeria?
- 10,715, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Greece ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 47th 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.