Lebanon vs United Kingdom: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Lebanon
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 581,072 against 535,168 in Lebanon, a difference of 45,904.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,388 | 164,000 | 161,612 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 141,812 | 151,750 | 9,938 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 4,232 | 113,277 | 109,045 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 3,152 | 88,515 | 85,363 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 18,497 | 272,147 | 253,650 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 710,997 | 144,832 | 566,165 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 769,566 | 357,290 | 412,276 | Lebanon |
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, Lebanon or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 581,072 against 535,168 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Lebanon and United Kingdom?
- 45,904, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United Kingdom?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.