Tanzania vs Zambia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Tanzania
0.0024 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Tanzania rank
70th
Zambia rank
68th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
00.010.020.03196119932025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0038 units per person against 0.0024 units per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 68th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0033 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0009 units per person Tanzania
1970s 0.0093 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.0013 units per person Tanzania
1980s 0.0093 units per person 0.0151 units per person 0.0058 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.0178 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0006 units per person Tanzania
2000s 0.0138 units per person 0.0155 units per person 0.0017 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.0035 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0012 units per person Tanzania
2020s 0.003 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0005 units per person Zambia

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, Tanzania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0038 units per person against 0.0024 units per person in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Tanzania and Zambia?
0.0014 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Tanzania ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 68th 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.