Iran vs Pakistan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum
Iran
2.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
2.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
25th
Pakistan rank
24th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.58 units per square kilometre against 2.32 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.26 units per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0799 units per square kilometre | 0.5189 units per square kilometre | 0.439 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 3.55 units per square kilometre | 2.27 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 2.14 units per square kilometre | 0.4676 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7386 units per square kilometre | 2.01 units per square kilometre | 1.28 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.5879 units per square kilometre | 2.01 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2.16 units per square kilometre | 0.8064 units per square kilometre | Pakistan |
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, Iran or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.58 units per square kilometre against 2.32 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iran and Pakistan?
- 0.26 units per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iran ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.