Canada vs United Kingdom: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Canada
0.0065 units per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0074 units per person
in 2024
Canada rank
54th
United Kingdom rank
51st
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0074 units per person against 0.0065 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.002 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | United Kingdom |
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, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0074 units per person against 0.0065 units per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.0009 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Canada ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 51st 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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About this data
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.