Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Forcibly displaced people

Iceland
9,119
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
7,634
in 2025
Iceland rank
126th
United Arab Emirates rank
129th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Iceland
  • United Arab Emirates
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k201020172025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 9,119 against 7,634 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,485.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Iceland ranks 126th and United Arab Emirates ranks 129th of 180 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 482.3 2,489 2,006 United Arab Emirates
2020s 6,607 8,223 1,616 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?
Iceland, at 9,119 against 7,634 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
1,485, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Iceland ranks 126th and United Arab Emirates ranks 129th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.