Norway vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Norway
0.0221 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0229 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
21st
Switzerland rank
20th

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

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0229 units per person against 0.0221 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0028 units per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0009 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0043 units per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0026 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0025 units per person Switzerland
1990s 0.009 units per person 0.0098 units per person 0.0007 units per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0094 units per person 0.0068 units per person 0.0026 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0096 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0008 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0158 units per person 0.019 units per person 0.0033 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, Norway or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0229 units per person against 0.0221 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Norway and Switzerland?
0.0008 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Norway ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th 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.