China vs Vietnam: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum

China
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
165th
Vietnam rank
164th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum over time

  • China
  • Vietnam
00.10.20.30.40.5196619942023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.9 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vietnam ahead.

China ranks 165th and Vietnam ranks 164th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0266 units per square kilometre 0.1075 units per square kilometre 0.0809 units per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 0.0295 units per square kilometre 0.0794 units per square kilometre 0.0499 units per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 0.0308 units per square kilometre 0.0557 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 0.0319 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0318 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre China

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, China or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between China and Vietnam?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do China and Vietnam rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
China ranks 165th and Vietnam ranks 164th 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.