Mauritania vs World: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Mauritania
0.0567 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0035 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
5th
World rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0567 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0532 units per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 16.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was World ahead.
Mauritania ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or World?
- Mauritania, at 0.0567 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Mauritania and World?
- 0.0532 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mauritania ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd 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.