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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2706 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran
2.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Iran rank
25th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Iran
0123196119922023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.32 units per square kilometre against 0.2706 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.05 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iran's figure about 8.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Iran ranks 25th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0799 units per square kilometre 0.0771 units per square kilometre Iran
1980s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre Iran
1990s 0.0532 units per square kilometre 1.68 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre Iran
2000s 0.0227 units per square kilometre 0.7386 units per square kilometre 0.7159 units per square kilometre Iran
2010s 0.0907 units per square kilometre 0.5879 units per square kilometre 0.4973 units per square kilometre Iran
2020s 0.2217 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre Iran

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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iran?
Iran, at 2.32 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran?
2.05 units per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran?
49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Iran ranks 25th of 44 groups.
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.