Egypt vs Switzerland: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Switzerland
196,167 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Switzerland rank
33rd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Egypt
- Switzerland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 238,014 people against 196,167 people in Switzerland, a difference of 41,847 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Switzerland ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,162 people | 22,917 people | 18,755 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4,635 people | 32,600 people | 27,965 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5,570 people | 33,140 people | 27,570 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5,441 people | 68,508 people | 63,067 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 74,037 people | 50,245 people | 23,792 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 192,999 people | 72,819 people | 120,180 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 265,333 people | 161,155 people | 104,178 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Egypt or Switzerland?
- Egypt, at 238,014 people against 196,167 people in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Egypt and Switzerland?
- 41,847 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.