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

Burundi
318,291
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
8.24 million
in 2025
Burundi rank
15th
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

  • Burundi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196519952025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 8.24 million against 318,291 in Burundi, a difference of 7.93 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 25.9 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 151,432 141,328 10,105 Burundi
1980s 186,738 4.93 million 4.74 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 418,913 4.75 million 4.33 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 430,074 4.22 million 3.79 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 231,269 7.38 million 7.15 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 329,650 11.27 million 10.94 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, Burundi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 8.24 million against 318,291 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
7.93 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Burundi 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?
Burundi ranks 15th 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.