Egypt vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Egypt
220,033
in 2025
Switzerland
208,287
in 2025
Egypt rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
33rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Egypt
- Switzerland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 220,033 against 208,287 in Switzerland, a difference of 11,746.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Switzerland ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,162 | 22,917 | 18,755 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4,635 | 32,600 | 27,965 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5,570 | 33,140 | 27,570 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5,441 | 68,508 | 63,067 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 74,037 | 50,245 | 23,792 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 192,999 | 72,819 | 120,180 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 257,783 | 169,010 | 88,773 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Egypt or Switzerland?
- Egypt, at 220,033 against 208,287 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Egypt and Switzerland?
- 11,746, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.