Italy vs North America: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Italy
1.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
33rd
North America rank
36th

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

  • Italy
  • North America
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.01 units per square kilometre against 0.0323 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.9777 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 31.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 33rd and North America ranks 36th of 179 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0478 units per square kilometre 0.0284 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0334 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0707 units per square kilometre 0.0329 units per square kilometre 0.0378 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.1259 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0862 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0817 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.049 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.3986 units per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.3756 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.7333 units per square kilometre 0.0278 units per square kilometre 0.7054 units per square kilometre Italy

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, Italy or North America?
Italy, at 1.01 units per square kilometre against 0.0323 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Italy and North America?
0.9777 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Italy ranks 33rd and North America ranks 36th 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.