Cameroon vs Iraq: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Cameroon
427,706 people
in 2024
Iraq
318,461 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Iraq rank
23rd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 427,706 people against 318,461 people in Iraq, a difference of 109,245 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,990 people | 400 people | 19,590 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 60,314 people | 20,230 people | 40,084 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 46,169 people | 99,918 people | 53,749 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 58,884 people | 69,454 people | 10,570 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 252,482 people | 206,032 people | 46,450 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 456,109 people | 285,821 people | 170,287 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Cameroon, at 427,706 people against 318,461 people in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 109,245 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.