Burkina Faso vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Burkina Faso
351,209
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
8.24 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
17th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196819962025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 8.24 million against 351,209 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7.89 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 23.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 61.17 5.68 million 5.68 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 65.1 4.75 million 4.75 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 584.5 4.22 million 4.22 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 3,766 7.38 million 7.38 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 103,663 11.27 million 11.17 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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, Burkina Faso or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 8.24 million against 351,209 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
7.89 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.