Netherlands vs North America: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Netherlands
0.0157 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.0023 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
30th
North America rank
29th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0157 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0134 units per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 6.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Netherlands ranks 30th and North America ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.004 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 0.0157 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Netherlands and North America?
- 0.0134 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Netherlands ranks 30th and North America ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.