Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Bangladesh
7.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.7944 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
02468196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.48 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.69 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 9.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6299 units per square kilometre 0.0364 units per square kilometre 0.5935 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.5751 units per square kilometre 0.4776 units per square kilometre 0.0975 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.3365 units per square kilometre 0.3784 units per square kilometre 0.0419 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 3.35 units per square kilometre 0.4909 units per square kilometre 2.85 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 7.13 units per square kilometre 0.6208 units per square kilometre 6.51 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

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, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 7.48 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6.69 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.