Venezuela's Refugee Crisis Is Now Matching The Refugee Crisis In Ukraine

Migrants from Venezuela crossing into Chile from the Bolivian border near Colchane, Chile [File: Matias Delacroix/AP]  

CNN: UN says similar numbers of refugees are fleeing Venezuela as war torn Ukraine  

More than 6 million Venezuelans have fled their country amid deteriorating conditions, matching Ukraine in the number of displaced people and surpassing Syria, according to the United Nations. 

The refugee crisis in Venezuela is striking because there is not a war in the country like Ukraine, where ongoing conflict has pushed people out of the country. 

There are about 6.8 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants spread around the world, according to the United Nations refugee agency—similar to the 6.8 million refugees from Ukraine. There are some 6.6 million refugees from Syria.  

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Update: Over 6.8 million have left Venezuela since 2014 and exodus grows (Al Jazeera)  

WNU Editor: If you add the internally displaced the situation in Ukraine is far worse than Venezuela or Syria .... Displaced Ukrainians now tie for largest refugee crisis worldwide (The Gazette).