Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
- Pakistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 9.48 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan, a difference of 8.32 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Pakistan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,000 | 2.95 million | 2.55 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.74 million | 3.50 million | 757,117 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 4.81 million | 3.16 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 2.66 million | 1.11 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 4.33 million | 2.78 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 7.78 million | 6.22 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 9.48 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8.32 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Pakistan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.