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
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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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.