What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.002 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0104 units per person

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0084 units per person

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0104 units per person against 0.0084 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0035 units per person	0.0028 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.0034 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	0.0032 units per person	0.0081 units per person	0.0048 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	0.0027 units per person	0.0086 units per person	0.0059 units per person	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	0.0071 units per person	0.0041 units per person	0.003 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.0071 units per person	0.0049 units per person	0.0022 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.0094 units per person	0.007 units per person	0.0024 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0104 units per person against 0.0084 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.002 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.