How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?

51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.

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.

Iran vs United Kingdom: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iran

0.0083 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.0084 units per person

in 2025

Iran rank

49th

United Kingdom rank

48th

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

Iran
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0084 units per person against 0.0083 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iran ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 48th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0.0029 units per person	0.0029 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0034 units per person	0.0026 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Iran
1980s	0.0418 units per person	0.002 units per person	0.0398 units per person	Iran
1990s	0.0444 units per person	0.0015 units per person	0.0429 units per person	Iran
2000s	0.0171 units per person	0.0045 units per person	0.0126 units per person	Iran
2010s	0.0117 units per person	0.0022 units per person	0.0094 units per person	Iran
2020s	0.0241 units per person	0.0052 units per person	0.0189 units per person	Iran

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, Iran or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0084 units per person against 0.0083 units per person in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iran and United Kingdom?: 0.0001 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Iran ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 48th 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: 19 August 2026

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.