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

Iceland
0.0216 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.0221 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
22nd
Norway rank
21st

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

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0221 units per person against 0.0216 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0007 units per person 0.009 units per person 0.0083 units per person Norway
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0.0094 units per person 0.0088 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0007 units per person 0.0096 units per person 0.0089 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0145 units per person 0.0158 units per person 0.0013 units per person Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 0.0221 units per person against 0.0216 units per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iceland and Norway?
0.0005 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st 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.