Bangladesh vs Uganda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Bangladesh
7.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
7.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Uganda rank
4th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Uganda
02468196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.87 units per square kilometre against 7.48 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.39 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6299 units per square kilometre 0.5664 units per square kilometre 0.0635 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.5751 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.5171 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.3365 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.7559 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 3.35 units per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre 0.1675 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 7.13 units per square kilometre 7.47 units per square kilometre 0.3442 units per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 7.87 units per square kilometre against 7.48 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Uganda?
0.39 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th 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.