What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

1.45 units per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

57 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.

Denmark vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Denmark

1.72 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.2706 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Denmark rank

27th

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

25th

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

Denmark
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.72 units per square kilometre against 0.2706 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.45 units per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 6.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.055 units per square kilometre	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0534 units per square kilometre	Denmark
1970s	0.0657 units per square kilometre	0.014 units per square kilometre	0.0517 units per square kilometre	Denmark
1980s	0.3426 units per square kilometre	0.0056 units per square kilometre	0.337 units per square kilometre	Denmark
1990s	1.35 units per square kilometre	0.0532 units per square kilometre	1.3 units per square kilometre	Denmark
2000s	1.26 units per square kilometre	0.0227 units per square kilometre	1.24 units per square kilometre	Denmark
2010s	0.6116 units per square kilometre	0.0907 units per square kilometre	0.521 units per square kilometre	Denmark
2020s	1.31 units per square kilometre	0.2217 units per square kilometre	1.09 units per square kilometre	Denmark

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, Denmark or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Denmark, at 1.72 units per square kilometre against 0.2706 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 1.45 units per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Denmark ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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.