Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Jordan
7.7 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.7944 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
02468196119922023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 7.7 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.91 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jordan's figure about 9.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Jordan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.025 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.5053 units per square kilometre 0.5038 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.4776 units per square kilometre 0.4703 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2.22 units per square kilometre 0.3784 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre Jordan
2010s 6.7 units per square kilometre 0.4909 units per square kilometre 6.21 units per square kilometre Jordan
2020s 7.88 units per square kilometre 0.6208 units per square kilometre 7.25 units per square kilometre Jordan

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, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 7.7 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6.91 units per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Jordan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.