Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Mauritania
0.0083 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0068 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
25th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0083 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0253 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0249 units per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0314 units per person 0.0076 units per person 0.0238 units per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0114 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0051 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0093 units per person 0.0058 units per person 0.0035 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0079 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0012 units per person Mauritania

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, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
Mauritania, at 0.0083 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
0.0015 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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

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.