Afghanistan vs Korea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Afghanistan
0.0534 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
0.0415 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
96th
Korea rank
99th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea
00.10.20.30.40.5197820002023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0415 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 0.0119 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Korea ranks 99th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0216 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0207 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 0.135 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.1201 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0867 units per square kilometre 0.0381 units per square kilometre 0.0486 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Afghanistan or Korea?
Afghanistan, at 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0415 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Korea?
0.0119 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Korea ranks 99th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 9,772 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.