Congo vs Portugal: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Congo
62,052 people
in 2024
Portugal
68,603 people
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Portugal rank
59th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Congo
  • Portugal
050.0k100.0k150.0k196919962024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 68,603 people against 62,052 people in Congo, a difference of 6,551 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 2,080 people 5,315 people 3,235 people Portugal
1980s 1,301 people 2,785 people 1,484 people Portugal
1990s 16,654 people 603.9 people 16,050 people Congo
2000s 80,794 people 390.1 people 80,404 people Congo
2010s 68,172 people 1,070 people 67,101 people Congo
2020s 46,422 people 39,249 people 7,173 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Congo or Portugal?
Portugal, at 68,603 people against 62,052 people in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Congo and Portugal?
6,551 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Congo ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th 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.