Africa Western and Central vs Greece: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Africa Western and Central
0.2538 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
27th
Greece rank
29th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Greece
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.49 units per square kilometre against 0.2538 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Greece's figure about 5.9 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.1035 units per square kilometre 0.0963 units per square kilometre Greece
1970s 0.0206 units per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Greece
1980s 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0245 units per square kilometre Greece
1990s 0.1349 units per square kilometre 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.0808 units per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
2000s 0.0824 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0573 units per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
2010s 0.12 units per square kilometre 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.0903 units per square kilometre Greece
2020s 0.1963 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.9206 units per square kilometre Greece

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, Africa Western and Central or Greece?
Greece, at 1.49 units per square kilometre against 0.2538 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Africa Western and Central and Greece?
1.24 units per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Greece rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th of 44 groups.
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.