Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Democratic Republic of Congo
517,404 people
in 2024
United States
435,333 people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
United States rank
18th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 517,404 people against 435,333 people in United States, a difference of 82,071 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo United States Difference Ahead
1960s 307,690 people 498,800 people 191,110 people United States
1970s 534,058 people 580,270 people 46,212 people United States
1980s 391,187 people 489,019 people 97,831 people United States
1990s 651,970 people 566,199 people 85,771 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 239,193 people 444,134 people 204,941 people United States
2010s 304,224 people 281,038 people 23,185 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 515,146 people 377,524 people 137,622 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 United States?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 517,404 people against 435,333 people in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?
82,071 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United States rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th 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.