Mauritania vs Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum
Mauritania
155,193 people
in 2024
Tanzania
176,859 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
39th
Tanzania rank
37th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 176,859 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania, a difference of 21,666 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,525 people | 265,664 people | 258,139 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 32,450 people | 535,806 people | 503,356 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8,775 people | 517,938 people | 509,163 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 69,918 people | 185,450 people | 115,532 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 112,854 people | 202,755 people | 89,901 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 176,859 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 21,666 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. 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 who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.