Afghanistan vs Low income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Afghanistan
2.67 million
in 2025
Low income
17.84 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
4th
Low income rank
5th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 17.84 million against 2.67 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 15.16 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 6.7 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low income ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 | 2.65 million | 2.15 million | Low income |
| 1980s | 4.58 million | 7.71 million | 3.14 million | Low income |
| 1990s | 3.66 million | 8.17 million | 4.51 million | Low income |
| 2000s | 2.75 million | 5.46 million | 2.71 million | Low income |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 11.07 million | 8.40 million | Low income |
| 2020s | 4.30 million | 18.60 million | 14.30 million | Low 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 income?
- Low income, at 17.84 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 income?
- 15.16 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Low income ranks 5th 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.