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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Number of Ukrainian refugees 2025, by country
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Share of female refugees from Ukraine that work in Poland 2025
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Number of refugees in India 2025, by source country or region
Refugees - major source countries worldwide as of 2024
Number of refugees in Italy 1992-2023
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Most used in-store (POS) payment methods in the UK 2017-2024, with 2030 forecast

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