How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0072 units per person

in 2025

Turkey

0.0278 units per person

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

Turkey rank

15th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0278 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0206 units per person.

That makes Turkey's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0022 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0021 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	0.0045 units per person	0 units per person	0.0045 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	0.0078 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0077 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	0.0083 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0.008 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	0.0035 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0034 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	0.0042 units per person	0.0233 units per person	0.0191 units per person	Turkey
2020s	0.0062 units per person	0.0385 units per person	0.0322 units per person	Turkey

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0.0278 units per person against 0.0072 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 0.0206 units per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 44 groups.
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: 19 August 2026

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.