Norway vs Switzerland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Norway
0.0222 units per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0218 units per person
in 2024
Norway rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
23rd
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0222 units per person against 0.0218 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | Switzerland |
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, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.0222 units per person against 0.0218 units per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0004 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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.