Russia vs Syria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Russia
11,811
in 2025
Syria
9,885
in 2025
Russia rank
90th
Syria rank
92nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Russia
- Syria
How they compare
Russia currently reports 11,811 against 9,885 in Syria, a difference of 1,926.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 90th and Syria ranks 92nd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,261 | 19,474 | 153,787 | Russia |
| 2000s | 8,386 | 442,121 | 433,735 | Syria |
| 2010s | 104,048 | 263,120 | 159,072 | Syria |
| 2020s | 426,808 | 12,711 | 414,098 | Russia |
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, Russia or Syria?
- Russia, at 11,811 against 9,885 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Russia and Syria?
- 1,926, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Syria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Russia ranks 90th and Syria ranks 92nd 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.