Congo vs Latvia: Refugees by country of asylum
Congo
62,052 people
in 2024
Latvia
49,220 people
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Latvia rank
63rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Congo
- Latvia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 62,052 people against 49,220 people in Latvia, a difference of 12,832 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 63rd of 183 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,870 people | 5 people | 39,865 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 80,794 people | 16.7 people | 80,778 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 68,172 people | 309.3 people | 67,862 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 46,422 people | 27,076 people | 19,346 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Congo or Latvia?
- Congo, at 62,052 people against 49,220 people in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Congo and Latvia?
- 12,832 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Latvia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Congo ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 63rd 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.
Individual pages
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.