United States vs Upper middle income: 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
- United States
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 5.86 million against 457,647 in United States, a difference of 5.40 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 12.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 498,800 | 28,420 | 470,380 | United States |
| 1970s | 580,270 | 331,963 | 248,307 | United States |
| 1980s | 489,019 | 3.18 million | 2.69 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 566,199 | 4.67 million | 4.11 million | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 444,134 | 2.67 million | 2.22 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 281,038 | 4.55 million | 4.27 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 390,878 | 7.70 million | 7.31 million | Upper middle 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, United States or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 5.86 million 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 United States and Upper middle income?
- 5.40 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- United States ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.