Malta vs Sweden: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Malta
0.0143 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.0136 units per person
in 2025
Malta rank
34th
Sweden rank
37th

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

  • Malta
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0143 units per person against 0.0136 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Malta ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 units per person 0.0207 units per person 0.0197 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0051 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0062 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0174 units per person 0.0168 units per person 0.0007 units per person Malta
2020s 0.0177 units per person 0.0209 units per person 0.0032 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, Malta or Sweden?
Malta, at 0.0143 units per person against 0.0136 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Malta and Sweden?
0.0007 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Malta ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.