Latin America & Caribbean vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Latin America & Caribbean
540,170
in 2025
Switzerland
208,287
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
35th
Switzerland rank
33rd

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 540,170 against 208,287 in Switzerland, a difference of 331,883.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.6 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 44 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 97,500 30,000 67,500 Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 115,981 32,600 83,381 Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 503,886 33,140 470,746 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 358,737 68,508 290,228 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 151,580 50,245 101,335 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 325,132 72,819 252,313 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 406,119 169,010 237,109 Latin America & Caribbean

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, Latin America & Caribbean or Switzerland?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 540,170 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 Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
331,883, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 44 groups.
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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.