Mauritania vs Mexico: Refugees by country of asylum
Mauritania
155,193 people
in 2024
Mexico
150,836 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
39th
Mexico rank
40th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 155,193 people against 150,836 people in Mexico, a difference of 4,357 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mexico ahead.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 40th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,525 people | 266,798 people | 259,274 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 32,450 people | 133,532 people | 101,082 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 8,775 people | 6,764 people | 2,011 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69,918 people | 7,127 people | 62,791 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 112,854 people | 98,016 people | 14,838 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mauritania, at 155,193 people against 150,836 people in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 4,357 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 40th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.