Côte d'Ivoire vs Mauritania: Refugees by country of origin
Côte d'Ivoire
29,442 people
in 2024
Mauritania
38,111 people
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
41st
Mauritania rank
38th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 38,111 people against 29,442 people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 8,669 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235.22 people | 70,377 people | 70,142 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 19,486 people | 33,424 people | 13,938 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69,047 people | 36,165 people | 32,883 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 31,610 people | 37,956 people | 6,346 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Côte d'Ivoire or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 38,111 people against 29,442 people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania?
- 8,669 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 38th 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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About this data
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.