Afghanistan vs Low & middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 27.96 million against 2.67 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 25.29 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 10.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 | 4.32 million | 3.82 million | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 4.58 million | 9.46 million | 4.89 million | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 3.66 million | 12.21 million | 8.55 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 2.75 million | 9.58 million | 6.83 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 14.69 million | 12.03 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 4.30 million | 26.62 million | 22.32 million | Low & middle income |
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 Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 27.96 million against 2.67 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
- 25.29 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low & middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Low & middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.