How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?

45 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

Iraq vs Portugal: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iraq

0.0069 units per person

in 2025

Portugal

0.0065 units per person

in 2025

Iraq rank

56th

Portugal rank

59th

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

Iraq
Portugal

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0069 units per person against 0.0065 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.

Iraq ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per person	0.0008 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Portugal
1980s	0.0016 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Iraq
1990s	0.0048 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0048 units per person	Iraq
2000s	0.0026 units per person	0 units per person	0.0026 units per person	Iraq
2010s	0.0054 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0.0053 units per person	Iraq
2020s	0.0065 units per person	0.0042 units per person	0.0024 units per person	Iraq

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, Iraq or Portugal?: Iraq, at 0.0069 units per person against 0.0065 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iraq and Portugal?: 0.0004 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Iraq ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 59th 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.