People > Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees: Countries Compared
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | 18 Aug 1992 a |
| Algeria | 21 Feb 1963 d |
| Angola | 23 Jun 1981 a |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 7 Sep 1995 a |
| Argentina | 15 Nov 1961 a |
| Armenia | 6 Jul 1993 a |
| Australia | 22 Jan 1954 a |
| Azerbaijan | 12 Feb 1993 a |
| Belarus | 23 Aug 2001 a |
| Belgium | 22 Jul 1953 |
| Belize | 27 Jun 1990 a |
| Benin | 4 Apr 1962 d |
| Bolivia | 9 Feb 1982 a |
| Botswana | 6 Jan 1969 a |
| Brazil | 16 Nov 1960 |
| Bulgaria | 12 May 1993 a |
| Burkina Faso | 18 Jun 1980 a |
| Burundi | 19 Jul 1963 a |
| Cambodia | 15 Oct 1992 a |
| Cameroon | 23 Oct 1961 d |
| Canada | 4 Jun 1969 a |
| Central African Republic | 4 Sep 1962 d |
| Chad | 19 Aug 1981 a |
| Chile | 28 Jan 1972 a |
| Colombia | 10 Oct 1961 |
| Costa Rica | 28 Mar 1978 a |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 8 Dec 1961 d |
| Cyprus | 16 May 1963 d |
| Czech Republic | 11 May 1993 d |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 Jul 1965 a |
| Djibouti | 9 Aug 1977 d |
| Dominica | 17 Feb 1994 a |
| Dominican Republic | 4 Jan 1978 a |
| Ecuador | 17 Aug 1955 a |
| Egypt | 22 May 1981 a |
| El Salvador | 28 Apr 1983 a |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7 Feb 1986 a |
| Estonia | 10 Apr 1997 a |
| Ethiopia | 10 Nov 1969 a |
| Fiji | 12 Jun 1972 d |
| Finland | 10 Oct 1968 a |
| France | 23 Jun 1954 |
| Gabon | 27 Apr 1964 a |
| Georgia | 9 Aug 1999 a |
| Ghana | 18 Mar 1963 a |
| Guatemala | 22 Sep 1983 a |
| Guinea | 28 Dec 1965 d |
| Guinea-Bissau | 11 Feb 1976 a |
| Haiti | 25 Sep 1984 a |
| Honduras | 23 Mar 1992 a |
| Hungary | 14 Mar 1989 a |
| Iceland | 30 Nov 1955 a |
| Iran | 28 Jul 1976 a |
| Ireland | 29 Nov 1956 a |
| Italy | 15 Nov 1954 |
| Jamaica | 30 Jul 1964 d |
| Japan | 3 Oct 1981 a |
| Kazakhstan | 15 Jan 1999 a |
| Kenya | 16 May 1966 a |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 Oct 1996 a |
| Latvia | 31 Jul 1997 a |
| Lesotho | 14 May 1981 a |
| Liberia | 15 Oct 1964 a |
| Lithuania | 28 Apr 1997 a |
| Luxembourg | 23 Jul 1953 |
| Madagascar | 18 Dec 1967 a |
| Malawi | 10 Dec 1987 a |
| Mali | 2 Feb 1973 d |
| Malta | 17 Jun 1971 a |
| Mauritania | 5 May 1987 a |
| Mexico | 7 Jun 2000 a |
| Moldova | 31 Jan 2002 a |
| Monaco | 18 May 1954 a |
| Morocco | 7 Nov 1956 d |
| Mozambique | 16 Dec 1983 a |
| Namibia | 17 Feb 1995 a |
| New Zealand | 30 Jun 1960 a |
| Nicaragua | 28 Mar 1980 a |
| Niger | 25 Aug 1961 d |
| Nigeria | 23 Oct 1967 a |
| Norway | 23 Mar 1953 |
| Panama | 2 Aug 1978 a |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 Jul 1986 a |
| Paraguay | 1 Apr 1970 a |
| Peru | 21 Dec 1964 a |
| Philippines | 22 Jul 1981 a |
| Poland | 27 Sep 1991 a |
| Romania | 7 Aug 1991 a |
| Russia | 2 Feb 1993 a |
| Rwanda | 3 Jan 1980 a |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 Feb 2002 a |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 Nov 1993 a |
| Samoa | 21 Sep 1988 a |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 Feb 1978 a |
| Senegal | 2 May 1963 d |
| Seychelles | 23 Apr 1980 a |
| Sierra Leone | 22 May 1981 a |
| Slovakia | 4 Feb 1993 d |
| Solomon Islands | 28 Feb 1995 a |
| Somalia | 10 Oct 1978 a |
| South Africa | 12 Jan 1996 a |
| South Korea | 3 Dec 1992 a |
| Spain | 14 Aug 1978 a |
| Sudan | 22 Feb 1974 a |
| Swaziland | 14 Feb 2000 a |
| Sweden | 26 Oct 1954 |
| Switzerland | 21 Jan 1955 |
| Tajikistan | 7 Dec 1993 a |
| Tanzania | 12 May 1964 a |
| The Bahamas | 15 Sep 1993 a |
| The Gambia | 7 Sep 1966 d |
| Togo | 27 Feb 1962 d |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 Nov 2000 a |
| Tunisia | 24 Oct 1957 d |
| Turkey | 30 Mar 1962 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 Mar 1998 a |
| Uganda | 27 Sep 1976 a |
| Uruguay | 22 Sep 1970 a |
| Zambia | 24 Sep 1969 d |
| Zimbabwe | 25 Aug 1981 a |