Iceland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iceland
0.0216 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0052 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th

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

  • Iceland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0216 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0164 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Iceland ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0007 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0108 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0067 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 0.0007 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0065 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 0.0145 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0068 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, Iceland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Iceland, at 0.0216 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0164 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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.