Denmark vs Small states: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Denmark
1.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
0.258 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
27th
Small states rank
26th

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

  • Denmark
  • Small states
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.72 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 1.46 units per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 6.7 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0657 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0562 units per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.3426 units per square kilometre 0.0712 units per square kilometre 0.2714 units per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.1033 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 1.26 units per square kilometre 0.037 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.6116 units per square kilometre 0.0562 units per square kilometre 0.5555 units per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 1.31 units per square kilometre 0.1485 units per square kilometre 1.16 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 Small states?
Denmark, at 1.72 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Denmark and Small states?
1.46 units per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Small states rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Denmark ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th 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.