Refugee crisis

Syrian refugees: Who's taking their fair share?

Just over a year ago, images of a drowned Syrian boy who washed up on a Turkish beach shocked people across the world. Britain pledged to take 20,000 refugees since then but so far, only 2,800 have been resettled in the UK. The following infographic is based on an Oxfam report showing how countries are progressing at taking in refugees in relation to the size of their economy. Britain is doing quite badly while Norway and Canada are progressing extremely well. Read more in the indy100.

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This chart shows pledged places as a percentage of 'fair share' based on size of economy.

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Total number of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe 2015-2024
Number of refugees and asylum seekers by European country 2024
Refugees - major source countries worldwide as of 2024
Refugees and IDPs worldwide 2000-2024
Solutions for refugees and IDPs worldwide 2000-2025
Number of refugees from Ukraine in Germany 2025

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