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

Africa Western and Central
0.2538 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
1.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
26th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • United Kingdom
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.85 units per square kilometre against 0.2538 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 7.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 44 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.6728 units per square kilometre 0.6656 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0206 units per square kilometre 0.6272 units per square kilometre 0.6066 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.4682 units per square kilometre 0.4554 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.1349 units per square kilometre 0.3659 units per square kilometre 0.231 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0824 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.12 units per square kilometre 0.5987 units per square kilometre 0.4787 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.1963 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.8856 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.85 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 United Kingdom?
1.6 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.