Mexico vs Sweden: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Mexico
150,836 people
in 2024
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Mexico rank
40th
Sweden rank
38th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 163,029 people against 150,836 people in Mexico, a difference of 12,193 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Mexico ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,877 people | 20,000 people | 16,123 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 194,685 people | 81,377 people | 113,308 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 133,532 people | 164,370 people | 30,838 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6,764 people | 101,958 people | 95,194 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7,127 people | 166,109 people | 158,982 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 98,016 people | 233,523 people | 135,506 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Mexico or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 163,029 people against 150,836 people in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Mexico and Sweden?
- 12,193 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Mexico ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.