Which country has the highest Year Admitted to Committee?

Ukraine has the highest Year Admitted to Committee, at 2024, followed by Guatemala (2024) and Angola (2023).

Which country has the lowest Year Admitted to Committee?

Denmark has the lowest Year Admitted to Committee, at 1951.

What is the median Year Admitted to Committee across countries?

The median is 2002 across the 103 countries with data.

Where does this unhcr member countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Executive Committee’s membership by year of admission of members - UNHCR; Country Operations - UNHCR.

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Ukraine has the highest Year Admitted to Committee (2024), followed by Guatemala (2024) and Angola (2023). Denmark has the lowest (1951).

Politics & Government215 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jul 12, 2025Original page

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ShowingYear Admitted to CommitteeBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 103 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

2002

Middle half 1979 – 2011

Average

1993

103 countries

Highest

2024

Ukraine

Lowest

1951

Denmark

Data

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215 countries · # = rank by Year Admitted to Committee

#
1	Ukraine	ExecutiveCommittee	2024
1	Guatemala	ExecutiveCommittee	2024
3	Angola	ExecutiveCommittee	2023
4	Malawi	ExecutiveCommittee	2021
5	Mali	ExecutiveCommittee	2019
5	Burkina Faso	ExecutiveCommittee	2019
5	Malta	ExecutiveCommittee	2019
5	Iceland	ExecutiveCommittee	2019
9	Zimbabwe	ExecutiveCommittee	2018
10	Paraguay	ExecutiveCommittee	2017
10	Lithuania	ExecutiveCommittee	2017
10	Fiji	ExecutiveCommittee	2017
13	Chad	ExecutiveCommittee	2015
13	Georgia	ExecutiveCommittee	2015
13	Armenia	ExecutiveCommittee	2015
13	Nauru	ExecutiveCommittee	2015
17	Afghanistan	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Peru	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Senegal	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Czechia	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Belarus	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Slovakia	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
17	Latvia	ExecutiveCommittee	2014
24	Azerbaijan	ExecutiveCommittee	2012
24	Norway	ExecutiveCommittee	2012
26	Cameroon	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
26	Togo	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
26	Turkmenistan	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
26	Bulgaria	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
26	Republic of the Congo	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
26	Croatia	ExecutiveCommittee	2011
32	Slovenia	ExecutiveCommittee	2010
33	Moldova	ExecutiveCommittee	2009
33	Djibouti	ExecutiveCommittee	2009
35	Benin	ExecutiveCommittee	2008
35	North Macedonia	ExecutiveCommittee	2008
35	Luxembourg	ExecutiveCommittee	2008
35	Montenegro	ExecutiveCommittee	2008
39	Costa Rica	ExecutiveCommittee	2007
39	Estonia	ExecutiveCommittee	2007
41	Jordan	ExecutiveCommittee	2006
41	Portugal	ExecutiveCommittee	2006
43	Ghana	ExecutiveCommittee	2005
43	Romania	ExecutiveCommittee	2005
45	Egypt	ExecutiveCommittee	2004
45	Zambia	ExecutiveCommittee	2004
47	Kenya	ExecutiveCommittee	2003
47	Yemen	ExecutiveCommittee	2003
47	Cyprus	ExecutiveCommittee	2003
50	Ecuador	ExecutiveCommittee	2002
50	Guinea	ExecutiveCommittee	2002
50	Serbia	ExecutiveCommittee	2002
50	New Zealand	ExecutiveCommittee	2002
54	Mexico	ExecutiveCommittee	2001
55	South Korea	ExecutiveCommittee	2000
55	Ivory Coast	ExecutiveCommittee	2000
55	Chile	ExecutiveCommittee	2000
58	Mozambique	ExecutiveCommittee	1999
59	South Africa	ExecutiveCommittee	1997
59	Poland	ExecutiveCommittee	1997
61	Ireland	ExecutiveCommittee	1996
62	India	ExecutiveCommittee	1995
62	Bangladesh	ExecutiveCommittee	1995
62	Russia	ExecutiveCommittee	1995
65	Spain	ExecutiveCommittee	1994
66	Ethiopia	ExecutiveCommittee	1993
66	Hungary	ExecutiveCommittee	1993
68	Philippines	ExecutiveCommittee	1991
69	Pakistan	ExecutiveCommittee	1988
69	Somalia	ExecutiveCommittee	1988
71	Namibia	ExecutiveCommittee	1982
72	Japan	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	DR Congo	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Thailand	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Sudan	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Argentina	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Morocco	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Nicaragua	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Finland	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
72	Lesotho	ExecutiveCommittee	1979
81	Uganda	ExecutiveCommittee	1967
82	Tanzania	ExecutiveCommittee	1963
82	Algeria	ExecutiveCommittee	1963
82	Madagascar	ExecutiveCommittee	1963
82	Niger	ExecutiveCommittee	1963
82	Lebanon	ExecutiveCommittee	1963
87	China	ExecutiveCommittee	1958
87	Tunisia	ExecutiveCommittee	1958
87	Sweden	ExecutiveCommittee	1958
90	United States	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Brazil	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Turkey	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Germany	Advisory Committee	1951
90	United Kingdom	Advisory Committee	1951
90	France	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Italy	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Venezuela	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Australia	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Belgium	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Israel	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Austria	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Switzerland	Advisory Committee	1951
90	Denmark	Advisory Committee	1951
—	Indonesia	Field Operations	—
—	Nigeria	Field Operations	—
—	Vietnam	Field Operations	—
—	Iran	Field Operations	—
—	Myanmar	Field Operations	—
—	Colombia	Field Operations	—
—	Iraq	Field Operations	—
—	Canada	Field Operations	—
—	Uzbekistan	Field Operations	—
—	Malaysia	Field Operations	—
—	Saudi Arabia	Field Operations	—
—	Nepal	Field Operations	—
—	North Korea	Field Operations	—
—	Syria	Field Operations	—
—	Sri Lanka	Field Operations	—
—	Kazakhstan	Field Operations	—
—	Netherlands	Field Operations	—
—	Cambodia	Field Operations	—
—	Rwanda	Field Operations	—
—	Burundi	Field Operations	—
—	Bolivia	Field Operations	—
—	South Sudan	Field Operations	—
—	Haiti	Field Operations	—
—	Dominican Republic	Field Operations	—
—	United Arab Emirates	Field Operations	—
—	Honduras	Field Operations	—
—	Tajikistan	Field Operations	—
—	Papua New Guinea	Field Operations	—
—	Cuba	Field Operations	—
—	Greece	Field Operations	—
—	Sierra Leone	Field Operations	—
—	Laos	Field Operations	—
—	Libya	Field Operations	—
—	Kyrgyzstan	Field Operations	—
—	Hong Kong	Field Operations	—
—	El Salvador	Field Operations	—
—	Singapore	Field Operations	—
—	Liberia	Field Operations	—
—	Central African Republic	Field Operations	—
—	Palestine	Field Operations	—
—	Oman	Field Operations	—
—	Mauritania	Field Operations	—
—	Kuwait	Field Operations	—
—	Panama	Field Operations	—
—	Eritrea	Field Operations	—
—	Mongolia	Field Operations	—
—	Uruguay	Field Operations	—
—	Puerto Rico	Field Operations	—
—	Qatar	Field Operations	—
—	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Field Operations	—
—	Gambia	Field Operations	—
—	Jamaica	Field Operations	—
—	Albania	Field Operations	—
—	Gabon	Field Operations	—
—	Botswana	Field Operations	—
—	Guinea-Bissau	Field Operations	—
—	Equatorial Guinea	Field Operations	—
—	Bahrain	Field Operations	—
—	Trinidad and Tobago	Field Operations	—
—	Timor-Leste	Field Operations	—
—	Eswatini	Field Operations	—
—	Mauritius	Field Operations	—
—	Comoros	Field Operations	—
—	Solomon Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Guyana	Field Operations	—
—	Bhutan	Field Operations	—
—	Macau	Field Operations	—
—	Suriname	Field Operations	—
—	Western Sahara	Field Operations	—
—	Maldives	Field Operations	—
—	Cape Verde	Field Operations	—
—	Brunei	Field Operations	—
—	Belize	Field Operations	—
—	Bahamas	Field Operations	—
—	Guadeloupe	Field Operations	—
—	Vanuatu	Field Operations	—
—	Martinique	Field Operations	—
—	French Guiana	Field Operations	—
—	New Caledonia	Field Operations	—
—	Barbados	Field Operations	—
—	Samoa	Field Operations	—
—	Curacao	Field Operations	—
—	Saint Lucia	Field Operations	—
—	Kiribati	Field Operations	—
—	Seychelles	Field Operations	—
—	Grenada	Field Operations	—
—	Micronesia	Field Operations	—
—	Aruba	Field Operations	—
—	Tonga	Field Operations	—
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Field Operations	—
—	Antigua and Barbuda	Field Operations	—
—	Andorra	Field Operations	—
—	Cayman Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Dominica	Field Operations	—
—	Bermuda	Field Operations	—
—	Greenland	Field Operations	—
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Field Operations	—
—	American Samoa	Field Operations	—
—	Northern Mariana Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Liechtenstein	Field Operations	—
—	British Virgin Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Monaco	Field Operations	—
—	Marshall Islands	Field Operations	—
—	San Marino	Field Operations	—
—	Palau	Field Operations	—
—	Anguilla	Field Operations	—
—	Cook Islands	Field Operations	—
—	Tuvalu	Field Operations	—
—	Montserrat	Field Operations	—
—	Tokelau	Field Operations	—
—	Niue	Field Operations	—

What correlates with Year Admitted to Committee?

Pearson r against 1,599 other country metrics sharing at least 62 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Year Admitted to Committee tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Joining YearInternational Maritime Organization
r = +0.52 · strong · n = 97
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Year First Franchise OpenedBurger King by Country
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 72
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CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 103
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 103
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 93
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Brain DrainFailed States
r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 101
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Year Admitted to Committee tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Cultural Influence ScoreMajor Countries
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 63
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Entrepreneurial Score - US NewsMost Technologically Advanced Countries
r = −0.61 · strong · n = 64
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Best Countries Overall ScoreWhere-to-Be-Born Index by Country
r = −0.58 · strong · n = 63
Plot
Entrepreneurship ScoreBest Countries
r = −0.57 · strong · n = 63
Plot
Power Rank (US News)World SuperpowersA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.57 · strong · n = 68
Plot
Agility ScoreBest Countries
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 63
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Year Admitted to Committee?: Ukraine has the highest Year Admitted to Committee, at 2024, followed by Guatemala (2024) and Angola (2023).
Which country has the lowest Year Admitted to Committee?: Denmark has the lowest Year Admitted to Committee, at 1951.
What is the median Year Admitted to Committee across countries?: The median is 2002 across the 103 countries with data.
Where does this unhcr member countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Executive Committee’s membership by year of admission of members - UNHCR; Country Operations - UNHCR.

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