Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0008 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.0136 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
39th
Sweden rank
37th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0136 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0128 units per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 17.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 44 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0018 units per person Sweden
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0021 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.0011 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.0086 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0007 units per person 0.0187 units per person 0.0181 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0002 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0111 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0.0168 units per person 0.0163 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.0006 units per person 0.0209 units per person 0.0203 units per person Sweden

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0136 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
0.0128 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 44 groups.
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.