Iraq vs Mauritania: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Iraq
322,345
in 2025
Mauritania
301,490
in 2025
Iraq rank
25th
Mauritania rank
26th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 322,345 against 301,490 in Mauritania, a difference of 20,855.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 966.67 | 7,525 | 6,558 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 99,918 | 32,450 | 67,468 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 69,454 | 8,775 | 60,680 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 206,032 | 69,918 | 136,114 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 291,908 | 144,294 | 147,615 | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Mauritania?
- Iraq, at 322,345 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 Iraq and Mauritania?
- 20,855, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 26th 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.