Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0045 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
65th
Zambia rank
68th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0045 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 68th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0218 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0194 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0233 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0153 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.013 units per person 0.0151 units per person 0.002 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.0153 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0019 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.0042 units per person 0.0155 units per person 0.0112 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.0036 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0013 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0049 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0014 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0045 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
0.0007 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 68th 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, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.