Canada vs Sweden: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Canada
0.8573 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sweden
0.7695 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Canada rank
182nd
Sweden rank
183rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8573 per 100,000 people against 0.7695 per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.0878 per 100,000 people.
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 182nd and Sweden ranks 183rd of 241 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 per 100,000 people | 0.2795 per 100,000 people | 0.0662 per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2434 per 100,000 people | 0.1811 per 100,000 people | 0.0623 per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.4994 per 100,000 people | 0.3817 per 100,000 people | 0.1176 per 100,000 people | 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 per 100,000 people against 0.7695 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people, 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 182nd and Sweden ranks 183rd 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.