Iceland vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Iceland
0.0216 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0229 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
20th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0229 units per person against 0.0216 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.008 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0229 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0013 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.