Greece vs Norway: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum UNICEF
Greece
116,450
in 2024
Norway
123,981
in 2024
Greece rank
28th
Norway rank
27th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum UNICEF over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 123,981 against 116,450 in Greece, a difference of 7,531.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 70 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,450 | 3,000 | 12,450 | Greece |
| 1970s | 3,455 | 3,600 | 145 | Norway |
| 1980s | 4,812 | 10,745 | 5,933 | Norway |
| 1990s | 6,972 | 39,363 | 32,391 | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,238 | 43,309 | 40,071 | Norway |
| 2010s | 27,099 | 49,684 | 22,585 | Norway |
| 2020s | 138,469 | 79,719 | 58,751 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 123,981 against 116,450 in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Greece and Norway?
- 7,531, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Greece ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.