Cameroon vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Cameroon
0.0147 units per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0154 units per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0154 units per person against 0.0147 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0032 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0008 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.0064 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.0032 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.0187 units per person 0.0151 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0034 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0079 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0109 units per person 0.0168 units per person 0.0059 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.0165 units per person 0.0223 units per person 0.0058 units per person Sweden

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, Cameroon or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0154 units per person against 0.0147 units per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Cameroon and Sweden?
0.0007 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.