Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Afghanistan
2.67 million
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.18 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
4th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
7th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
02.0M4.0M6.0M196419942025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.67 million against 1.18 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 1.50 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 4th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 500,000 70,450 429,550 Afghanistan
1980s 4.58 million 98,105 4.48 million Afghanistan
1990s 3.66 million 119,990 3.54 million Afghanistan
2000s 2.75 million 412,790 2.34 million Afghanistan
2010s 2.67 million 571,679 2.09 million Afghanistan
2020s 4.30 million 982,710 3.32 million Afghanistan

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, Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Afghanistan, at 2.67 million against 1.18 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
1.50 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. 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 origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.