What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

2.79 units per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Austria

3.12 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3284 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Austria rank

22nd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

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

Austria
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.12 units per square kilometre against 0.3284 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.79 units per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3211 units per square kilometre	0.0308 units per square kilometre	0.2903 units per square kilometre	Austria
1970s	0.2851 units per square kilometre	0.0772 units per square kilometre	0.208 units per square kilometre	Austria
1980s	0.4205 units per square kilometre	0.1736 units per square kilometre	0.2469 units per square kilometre	Austria
1990s	0.7276 units per square kilometre	0.2307 units per square kilometre	0.4969 units per square kilometre	Austria
2000s	0.2809 units per square kilometre	0.1247 units per square kilometre	0.1561 units per square kilometre	Austria
2010s	0.9732 units per square kilometre	0.1835 units per square kilometre	0.7897 units per square kilometre	Austria
2020s	2.46 units per square kilometre	0.3001 units per square kilometre	2.16 units per square kilometre	Austria

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, Austria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Austria, at 3.12 units per square kilometre against 0.3284 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.79 units per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Austria ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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: 19 August 2026

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.