Jordan vs Lebanon: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum
Jordan
643,641
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642
in 2024
Jordan rank
8th
Lebanon rank
6th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum over time
- Jordan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 758,642 against 643,641 in Jordan, a difference of 115,001.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.
Jordan ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 70 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.33 | 157,569 | 157,536 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 132 | 4,232 | 4,100 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 647.2 | 3,152 | 2,505 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 195,823 | 18,497 | 177,326 | Jordan |
| 2010s | 594,992 | 710,997 | 116,005 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 688,150 | 816,446 | 128,295 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Jordan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 758,642 against 643,641 in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Jordan and Lebanon?
- 115,001, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lebanon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Lebanon rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Jordan ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.