Bulgaria vs Iceland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Bulgaria
0.0169 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0204 units per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
28th
Iceland rank
26th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Iceland
00.010.020.03199020072024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0204 units per person against 0.0169 units per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iceland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 26th of 182 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0007 units per person Iceland
2000s 0.0005 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0018 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.001 units per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.0132 units per person 0.0131 units per person 0.0001 units per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Bulgaria or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0204 units per person against 0.0169 units per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Bulgaria and Iceland?
0.0035 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 26th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population 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
Refugee population 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
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population 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.