Lebanon vs United States: 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 States
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 535,168 against 457,647 in United States, a difference of 77,521.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,388 | 498,000 | 495,612 | United States |
| 1970s | 141,812 | 580,270 | 438,458 | United States |
| 1980s | 4,232 | 489,019 | 484,787 | United States |
| 1990s | 3,152 | 566,199 | 563,047 | United States |
| 2000s | 18,497 | 444,134 | 425,637 | United States |
| 2010s | 710,997 | 281,038 | 429,959 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 769,566 | 390,878 | 378,688 | 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 States?
- Lebanon, at 535,168 against 457,647 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Lebanon and United States?
- 77,521, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th 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.