Portugal vs Zambia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Portugal
70,349
in 2025
Zambia
83,225
in 2025
Portugal rank
58th
Zambia rank
55th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Portugal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 83,225 against 70,349 in Portugal, a difference of 12,876.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th of 179 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,315 | 54,390 | 49,075 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2,785 | 103,246 | 100,461 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 603.9 | 150,421 | 149,817 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 390.1 | 171,165 | 170,775 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1,070 | 37,271 | 36,201 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 44,432 | 72,882 | 28,450 | Zambia |
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, Portugal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 83,225 against 70,349 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Portugal and Zambia?
- 12,876, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Portugal ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th 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.