Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Sri Lanka
148,369
in 2025
Upper middle income
6.73 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 6.73 million against 148,369 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6.58 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 45.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2,355 1.22 million 1.21 million Upper middle income
1990s 132,314 2.93 million 2.80 million Upper middle income
2000s 125,934 2.86 million 2.74 million Upper middle income
2010s 123,428 2.15 million 2.03 million Upper middle income
2020s 147,107 5.22 million 5.07 million Upper 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, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 6.73 million against 148,369 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
6.58 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Sri Lanka ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.