Greece vs Mali: Refugees by country of asylum
Greece
116,450 people
in 2024
Mali
135,533 people
in 2024
Greece rank
48th
Mali rank
45th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Greece
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 135,533 people against 116,450 people in Greece, a difference of 19,083 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 48th and Mali ranks 45th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,300 people | 60 people | 4,240 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 5,916 people | 50 people | 5,866 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 6,972 people | 14,126 people | 7,154 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 3,238 people | 10,133 people | 6,895 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 27,099 people | 17,628 people | 9,471 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 138,469 people | 71,994 people | 66,476 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Greece or Mali?
- Mali, at 135,533 people against 116,450 people in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Greece and Mali?
- 19,083 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mali?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Mali rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Greece ranks 48th and Mali ranks 45th 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.