Iran vs Jordan: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Iran
0.0381 units per person
in 2024
Jordan
0.0557 units per person
in 2024
Iran rank
7th
Jordan rank
4th

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

  • Iran
  • Jordan
00.020.040.060.08196219932024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.0557 units per person against 0.0381 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0176 units per person.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 7th and Jordan ranks 4th of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Jordan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0034 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0033 units per person Iran
1980s 0.0377 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0376 units per person Iran
1990s 0.0444 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0443 units per person Iran
2000s 0.0171 units per person 0.0287 units per person 0.0116 units per person Jordan
2010s 0.0117 units per person 0.0656 units per person 0.0539 units per person Jordan
2020s 0.0272 units per person 0.0613 units per person 0.0341 units per person Jordan

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, Iran or Jordan?
Jordan, at 0.0557 units per person against 0.0381 units per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Iran and Jordan?
0.0176 units per person, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jordan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Iran and Jordan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Iran ranks 7th and Jordan ranks 4th 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.