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
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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About this data
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.