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 Ireland?

1.38 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ireland: 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

Ireland

1.65 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

25th

Ireland rank

28th

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.65 units per square kilometre against 0.2706 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.38 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 6.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Ireland ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Ireland ranks 28th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0068 units per square kilometre	0.0076 units per square kilometre	0.0008 units per square kilometre	Ireland
1990s	0.0532 units per square kilometre	0.0087 units per square kilometre	0.0445 units per square kilometre	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	0.0227 units per square kilometre	0.0981 units per square kilometre	0.0754 units per square kilometre	Ireland
2010s	0.0907 units per square kilometre	0.098 units per square kilometre	0.0073 units per square kilometre	Ireland
2020s	0.2217 units per square kilometre	0.7757 units per square kilometre	0.5541 units per square kilometre	Ireland

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 Ireland?: Ireland, at 1.65 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 Ireland?: 1.38 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Ireland ranks 28th 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: 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.