Italy vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Italy
192,914
in 2025
Switzerland
208,287
in 2025
Italy rank
35th
Switzerland rank
33rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 208,287 against 192,914 in Italy, a difference of 15,373.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,190 | 21,750 | 7,560 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 12,520 | 32,600 | 20,080 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 20,800 | 33,140 | 12,341 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 37,023 | 68,508 | 31,485 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 24,149 | 50,245 | 26,096 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 117,877 | 72,819 | 45,058 | Italy |
| 2020s | 228,856 | 169,010 | 59,846 | Italy |
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, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 208,287 against 192,914 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Italy and Switzerland?
- 15,373, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Italy ranks 35th 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.