Canada vs Sweden: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
Canada
0.8573
in 2025
Sweden
0.7695
in 2025
Canada rank
180th
Sweden rank
181st
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8573 against 0.7695 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0878.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 181st of 239 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3457 | 0.2795 | 0.0662 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2434 | 0.1811 | 0.0623 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.4994 | 0.3817 | 0.1176 | Canada |
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, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 0.8573 against 0.7695 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.0878, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Canada ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 181st of 239 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.