Iceland vs Least developed countries: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Iceland
0.0017 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Least developed countries rank
30th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.4 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Iceland ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 30th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Least developed countries
2010s 0.0007 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0005 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0026 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0023 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, Iceland or Least developed countries?
Iceland, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Iceland and Least developed countries?
0.0012 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Least developed countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Least developed countries rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Iceland ranks 33rd and Least developed countries ranks 30th of 179 countries.
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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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.