Australia vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Australia
0.0012 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
82nd
United States rank
80th

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

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 80th of 179 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0035 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
1970s 0.0152 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0122 units per person Australia
1980s 0.0117 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0096 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0015 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0025 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0016 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0007 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0017 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0005 units per person Australia

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, Australia or United States?
United States, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Australia and United States?
0.0001 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Australia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 80th 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, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.