Canada vs United Kingdom: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Canada
0.01 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0084 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
46th
United Kingdom rank
48th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.01 units per person against 0.0084 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 48th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.002 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 0.01 units per person against 0.0084 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.0016 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 48th 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.