Cameroon vs Niger: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Cameroon
427,706 people
in 2024
Niger
369,836 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Niger rank
22nd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 427,706 people against 369,836 people in Niger, a difference of 57,870 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Niger ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,000 people | 1,500 people | 28,500 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 46,169 people | 10,251 people | 35,918 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 58,884 people | 267.8 people | 58,616 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 252,482 people | 99,855 people | 152,626 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 456,109 people | 275,675 people | 180,433 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 Niger?
- Cameroon, at 427,706 people against 369,836 people in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Cameroon and Niger?
- 57,870 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Niger ranks 22nd 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.