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

Afghanistan
0.0534 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
96th
United States rank
98th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • United States
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0447 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0087 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and United States ranks 98th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre 0.0389 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0484 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.135 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.1043 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0867 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.047 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 United States?
Afghanistan, at 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0447 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and United States?
0.0087 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and United States ranks 98th 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.