Mauritania vs Sweden: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Mauritania
155,193 people
in 2024
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
39th
Sweden rank
38th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 163,029 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania, a difference of 7,836 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,525 people | 136,522 people | 128,997 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 32,450 people | 164,370 people | 131,920 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,775 people | 101,958 people | 93,184 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 69,918 people | 166,109 people | 96,190 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 112,854 people | 233,523 people | 120,668 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 163,029 people against 155,193 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 7,836 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.