Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0057 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0229 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
20th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0229 units per person against 0.0057 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0172 units per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0037 units per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0009 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0042 units per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0164 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0113 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0121 units per person 0.0098 units per person 0.0024 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0074 units per person 0.0068 units per person 0.0006 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0079 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0009 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0085 units per person 0.019 units per person 0.0106 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0229 units per person against 0.0057 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
0.0172 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 20th 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.