Finland vs North America: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Finland
0.0182 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.0023 units per person
in 2025
Finland rank
26th
North America rank
29th

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

  • Finland
  • North America
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0182 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0159 units per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 8.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was North America ahead.

Finland ranks 26th and North America ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0002 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0019 units per person North America
1990s 0.0018 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0007 units per person North America
2000s 0.002 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0002 units per person Finland
2010s 0.0027 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0015 units per person Finland
2020s 0.012 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0104 units per person Finland

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, Finland or North America?
Finland, at 0.0182 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 Finland and North America?
0.0159 units per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North America?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Finland and North America rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Finland ranks 26th 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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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.