Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Ireland
0.0251 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0072 units per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

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

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0251 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0179 units per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Ireland ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0079 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0082 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0016 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0019 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0027 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 0.0148 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0086 units per person Ireland

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, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Ireland, at 0.0251 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0179 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Ireland ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.