Chad vs Libya: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Chad
15,281
in 2025
Libya
17,161
in 2025
Chad rank
54th
Libya rank
51st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Chad
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 17,161 against 15,281 in Chad, a difference of 1,880.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 145,611 | 344.9 | 145,266 | Chad |
| 1990s | 104,167 | 552.5 | 103,615 | Chad |
| 2000s | 50,394 | 1,548 | 48,846 | Chad |
| 2010s | 30,034 | 7,540 | 22,494 | Chad |
| 2020s | 12,511 | 17,796 | 5,286 | Libya |
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, Chad or Libya?
- Libya, at 17,161 against 15,281 in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Chad and Libya?
- 1,880, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Libya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Libya rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Chad ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st 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.