Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Iceland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland?
- 0.0013 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iceland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.