Australia vs Switzerland: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Australia
0.1186 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1227 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Australia rank
208th
Switzerland rank
207th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1227 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0041 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 208th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | 0.4938 per 100,000 people | 0.3891 per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1077 per 100,000 people | 0.1461 per 100,000 people | 0.0384 per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.0544 per 100,000 people | 0.0487 per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1227 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.0041 per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia ranks 208th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.