Greece vs United Kingdom: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum

Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
1.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
26th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum over time

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.85 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1035 units per square kilometre 0.6728 units per square kilometre 0.5694 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0268 units per square kilometre 0.6272 units per square kilometre 0.6004 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.4682 units per square kilometre 0.4309 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.3659 units per square kilometre 0.3118 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.5987 units per square kilometre 0.3884 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.035 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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.85 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Greece and United Kingdom?
0.36 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Greece ranks 29th and United Kingdom 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.