Angola vs Ecuador: Refugees by country of asylum
Angola
25,275 people
in 2024
Ecuador
23,218 people
in 2024
Angola rank
77th
Ecuador rank
80th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Angola
- Ecuador
How they compare
Angola currently reports 25,275 people against 23,218 people in Ecuador, a difference of 2,057 people.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 77th and Ecuador ranks 80th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150,500 people | 400 people | 150,100 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 82,975 people | 757.2 people | 82,218 people | Angola |
| 1990s | 10,843 people | 265.2 people | 10,578 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 13,047 people | 52,585 people | 39,538 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 23,186 people | 113,660 people | 90,475 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 25,560 people | 61,485 people | 35,926 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Angola or Ecuador?
- Angola, at 25,275 people against 23,218 people in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Angola and Ecuador?
- 2,057 people, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ecuador?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ecuador rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Angola ranks 77th and Ecuador ranks 80th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.