Iraq vs Mauritania: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita

Iraq
0.0066 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0074 units per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
25th
Mauritania rank
23rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Mauritania
00.020.040.060.08196819962024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0074 units per person against 0.0066 units per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0293 units per person 0.0253 units per person 0.0039 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0446 units per person 0.0314 units per person 0.0132 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.035 units per person 0.0114 units per person 0.0236 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0184 units per person 0.0093 units per person 0.0091 units per person Iraq
2020s 0.0073 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0005 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 origin, per capita, Iraq or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0074 units per person against 0.0066 units per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Iraq and Mauritania?
0.0008 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Iraq ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, 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 origin, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,082 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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