Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Poland
990,469
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.48 million
in 2025
Poland rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 9.48 million against 990,469 in Poland, a difference of 8.49 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.6 times Poland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 926.56 4.72 million 4.72 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5,767 2.66 million 2.65 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 14,260 4.33 million 4.31 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 658,265 7.78 million 7.13 million Sub-Saharan Africa (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, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 9.48 million against 990,469 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8.49 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Poland ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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.