Iceland vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per 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 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.