What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?

2,610 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?

14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Sudan: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Democratic Republic of Congo

517,404 people

in 2024

South Sudan

514,794 people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

South Sudan rank

17th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Sudan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 517,404 people against 514,794 people in South Sudan, a difference of 2,610 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 17th of 183 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	319,545 people	242,718 people	76,826 people	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	515,146 people	370,502 people	144,644 people	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Sudan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 517,404 people against 514,794 people in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 2,610 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 17th 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: 31 October 2026

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.