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

Finland
0.0166 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0204 units per person
in 2024
Finland rank
29th
Iceland rank
26th

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

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0204 units per person against 0.0166 units per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0038 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 29th and Iceland ranks 26th of 182 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0018 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.001 units per person Finland
2000s 0.002 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0014 units per person Finland
2010s 0.0027 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.002 units per person Finland
2020s 0.0108 units per person 0.0131 units per person 0.0024 units per person Iceland

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, Finland or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0204 units per person against 0.0166 units per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Finland and Iceland?
0.0038 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Finland ranks 29th 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.