Afghanistan vs Syria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Afghanistan
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syria
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
1st
Syria rank
2nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
00.0010.0010.002196819962024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Syria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Syria
2020s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Syria

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, Afghanistan or Syria?
Afghanistan, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Syria?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Syria ranks 2nd of 197 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 unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
244 places, 9,627 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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