Benin vs Senegal: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Benin
16,232 people
in 2024
Senegal
11,836 people
in 2024
Benin rank
87th
Senegal rank
90th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Benin
  • Senegal
050.0k100.0k150.0k196319932024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 16,232 people against 11,836 people in Senegal, a difference of 4,396 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 87th and Senegal ranks 90th of 183 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,100 people 68,400 people 67,300 people Senegal
1980s 1,911 people 12,154 people 10,243 people Senegal
1990s 26,712 people 61,902 people 35,190 people Senegal
2000s 8,674 people 22,074 people 13,399 people Senegal
2010s 2,470 people 15,648 people 13,177 people Senegal
2020s 4,794 people 12,867 people 8,073 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Benin or Senegal?
Benin, at 16,232 people against 11,836 people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Benin and Senegal?
4,396 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Benin ranks 87th and Senegal ranks 90th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.