Iceland vs Mexico: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Iceland
0.0017 units per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Mexico rank
36th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Mexico
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 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 Mexico?
- Iceland, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Iceland and Mexico?
- 0.0004 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Mexico rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th 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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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.