Norway vs Switzerland: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Norway
0.1778 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1227 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Norway rank
206th
Switzerland rank
207th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1778 per 100,000 people against 0.1227 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0551 per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 207th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0586 per 100,000 people | 0.4938 per 100,000 people | 0.4352 per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1635 per 100,000 people | 0.1461 per 100,000 people | 0.0175 per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1921 per 100,000 people | 0.0544 per 100,000 people | 0.1377 per 100,000 people | Norway |
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, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.1778 per 100,000 people against 0.1227 per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0551 per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Norway ranks 206th 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.