What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Small states?

2.06 units per square kilometre, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Small states?

47 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Small states: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iran, Islamic Republic of

2.32 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Small states

0.258 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

25th

Small states rank

26th

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Small states

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.32 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 2.06 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 9.0 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Small states ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and Small states ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	Small states
1970s	0.0799 units per square kilometre	0.0495 units per square kilometre	0.0304 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	1.28 units per square kilometre	0.0712 units per square kilometre	1.21 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	1.68 units per square kilometre	0.1033 units per square kilometre	1.57 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.7386 units per square kilometre	0.037 units per square kilometre	0.7016 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	0.5879 units per square kilometre	0.0562 units per square kilometre	0.5318 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	1.35 units per square kilometre	0.1485 units per square kilometre	1.21 units per square kilometre	Iran, Islamic Republic of

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, Islamic Republic of or Small states?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.32 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of and Small states?: 2.06 units per square kilometre, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Small states?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Small states rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th 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: 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.