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

Cyprus
0.0352 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0072 units per person
in 2025
Cyprus rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th

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

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

Cyprus currently reports 0.0352 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.028 units per person.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 4.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Cyprus ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0031 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 0.0005 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0034 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0077 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0082 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0008 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0027 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0055 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0014 units per person Cyprus
2020s 0.0238 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0176 units per person Cyprus

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, Cyprus or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cyprus, at 0.0352 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.028 units per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Cyprus ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.