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

Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
0.258 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
29th
Small states rank
26th

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

  • Greece
  • Small states
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.49 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 1.23 units per square kilometre.

That makes Greece's figure about 5.8 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Small states ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0773 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0756 units per square kilometre Greece
1970s 0.0268 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre Greece
1980s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0712 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre Small states
1990s 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.1033 units per square kilometre 0.0492 units per square kilometre Small states
2000s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.037 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre Small states
2010s 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.0562 units per square kilometre 0.1541 units per square kilometre Greece
2020s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.1485 units per square kilometre 0.9685 units per square kilometre Greece

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, Greece or Small states?
Greece, at 1.49 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 Greece and Small states?
1.23 units per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Small states?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Greece and Small states rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Greece ranks 29th 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.