Belgium vs North America: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Belgium
0.0156 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.0023 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
North America rank
29th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Belgium
- North America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0156 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0133 units per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 6.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and North America ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | Belgium |
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, Belgium or North America?
- Belgium, at 0.0156 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Belgium and North America?
- 0.0133 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and North America rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and North America ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.