Ghana vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Ghana
0.0006 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
100th
Nigeria rank
102nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0006 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | Nigeria |
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, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 0.0006 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ghana ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 102nd 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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About this data
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.