Iceland vs Mexico: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (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 (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.