Libya vs Mauritania: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Libya
0.0271 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.03 units per person
in 2024
Libya rank
18th
Mauritania rank
15th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.03 units per person against 0.0271 units per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mauritania ahead.

Libya ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 182 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0013 units per person 0.0122 units per person 0.0109 units per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0016 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0011 units per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0158 units per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0057 units per person 0.023 units per person 0.0173 units per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Libya or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.03 units per person against 0.0271 units per person in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Libya and Mauritania?
0.0029 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Libya ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.