Mexico vs Tanzania: Refugees by country of asylum
Mexico
150,836 people
in 2024
Tanzania
176,859 people
in 2024
Mexico rank
40th
Tanzania rank
37th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Mexico
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 176,859 people against 150,836 people in Mexico, a difference of 26,023 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mexico ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,909 people | 146,022 people | 142,114 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 194,685 people | 207,722 people | 13,038 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 133,532 people | 535,806 people | 402,274 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6,764 people | 517,938 people | 511,174 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 7,127 people | 185,450 people | 178,324 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 98,016 people | 202,755 people | 104,739 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Mexico or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 176,859 people against 150,836 people in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Mexico and Tanzania?
- 26,023 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Tanzania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Mexico ranks 40th 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.