Iceland vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Iceland
0.0017 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0019 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
30th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Switzerland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 33rd and Switzerland 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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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.