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
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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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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.