Brazil vs India: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Brazil
257,079
in 2024
India
236,763
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
India rank
31st

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • India
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196419942024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 257,079 against 236,763 in India, a difference of 20,316.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1960s 40,000 56,150 16,150 India
1970s 36,840 57,820 20,980 India
1980s 7,405 6,525 879.89 Brazil
1990s 3,582 225,230 221,647 India
2000s 5,103 166,581 161,478 India
2010s 9,894 193,126 183,232 India
2020s 136,283 228,050 91,767 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 257,079 against 236,763 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Brazil and India?
20,316, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.