Mauritania vs Sweden: Refugees by country of asylum
Mauritania
155,193 people
in 2024
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
39th
Sweden rank
38th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 163,029 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania, a difference of 7,836 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,525 people | 134,892 people | 127,366 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 32,450 people | 164,370 people | 131,920 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,775 people | 101,958 people | 93,184 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 69,918 people | 166,109 people | 96,190 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 112,854 people | 233,523 people | 120,668 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 163,029 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 7,836 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.