Mauritania vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth

Mauritania
37.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
37.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Mauritania rank
15th
Nigeria rank
16th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
0200400600800197720002024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 37.89 % change on previous year against 37.81 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 84.78 % change on previous year 7.74 % change on previous year 77.04 % change on previous year Mauritania
2000s 14.89 % change on previous year 4.06 % change on previous year 10.83 % change on previous year Mauritania
2010s 22.65 % change on previous year -3.8 % change on previous year 26.45 % change on previous year Mauritania
2020s 13.51 % change on previous year 14.3 % change on previous year 0.7905 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 37.89 % change on previous year against 37.81 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.08 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth?
Mauritania ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mauritania vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-annual-growth-rate/mauritania/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-annual-growth-rate/mauritania/nigeria/">Mauritania vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 6,838 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.