Canada vs Iran: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum
Canada
0.01 units per person
in 2025
Iran
0.0083 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
46th
Iran rank
49th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … capita asylum over time
- Canada
- Iran
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.01 units per person against 0.0083 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and Iran ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 0.0376 units per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0444 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | 0.019 units per person | Iran |
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, Canada or Iran?
- Canada, at 0.01 units per person against 0.0083 units per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and Iran?
- 0.0017 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iran rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 46th and Iran ranks 49th 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.