High income vs Iceland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

High income
0.0068 units per person
in 2025
Iceland
0.0216 units per person
in 2025
High income rank
19th
Iceland rank
22nd

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

  • High income
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0216 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0148 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 44 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0025 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0018 units per person High income
2000s 0.002 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0014 units per person High income
2010s 0.0018 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.001 units per person High income
2020s 0.0054 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0091 units per person Iceland

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, High income or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0216 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between High income and Iceland?
0.0148 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iceland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do High income and Iceland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
High income ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
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.