Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Brazil or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 6,236 people against 5,072 people in Brazil as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Brazil and Republic of Moldova?

1,164 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Moldova?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Republic of Moldova: Refugees by country of origin

Brazil

5,072 people

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

6,236 people

in 2024

Brazil rank

76th

Republic of Moldova rank

73rd

Refugees by country of origin over time

Brazil
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 6,236 people against 5,072 people in Brazil, a difference of 1,164 people.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 73rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.14 people	2,443 people	2,355 people	Republic of Moldova
2000s	675.7 people	7,972 people	7,296 people	Republic of Moldova
2010s	1,005 people	3,482 people	2,477 people	Republic of Moldova
2020s	3,022 people	4,155 people	1,132 people	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Brazil or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 6,236 people against 5,072 people in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Brazil and Republic of Moldova?: 1,164 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Moldova?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Republic of Moldova rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Brazil ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 73rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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, not just those who fled that year.