Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Belgium
5.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.6447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
6th

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

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0246196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5.5 units per square kilometre against 0.6447 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 4.86 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 8.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.501 units per square kilometre 0.0846 units per square kilometre 0.4164 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.33 units per square kilometre 0.7909 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 3.75 units per square kilometre 0.6486 units per square kilometre 3.1 units per square kilometre Belgium

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, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 5.5 units per square kilometre against 0.6447 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
4.86 units per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Belgium ranks 9th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.