Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Kenya
0.9277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0253 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
38th

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

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.9277 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.9024 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 36.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Kenya ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0112 units per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 0.3941 units per square kilometre 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.3762 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.4613 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.4537 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.8601 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0.8439 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.851 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.8338 units per square kilometre Kenya

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, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?
Kenya, at 0.9277 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.9024 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Kenya ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th 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.