Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD)
0.7949 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
2nd

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
02468196119922023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 7.7 units per square kilometre against 0.7949 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.91 units per square kilometre.

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

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

Jordan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.5056 units per square kilometre 0.5041 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.4779 units per square kilometre 0.4706 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 2.22 units per square kilometre 0.3786 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre Jordan
2010s 6.7 units per square kilometre 0.4912 units per square kilometre 6.21 units per square kilometre Jordan
2020s 7.88 units per square kilometre 0.6212 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Jordan, at 7.7 units per square kilometre against 0.7949 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd 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.