Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
493,239
in 2025
Malaysia
150,164
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
37th
Malaysia rank
40th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 493,239 against 150,164 in Malaysia, a difference of 343,075.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 98,660 120,820 22,160 Malaysia
1980s 428,631 104,506 324,125 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 289,929 16,262 273,666 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 131,709 39,016 92,693 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 297,299 99,589 197,710 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 375,697 136,832 238,865 Latin America & Caribbean (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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 493,239 against 150,164 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
343,075, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.