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

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0253 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.7719 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
38th
Spain rank
40th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.7719 units per square kilometre against 0.0253 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.7466 units per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 30.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Spain ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.046 units per square kilometre 0.0412 units per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.048 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 0.0114 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.4635 units per square kilometre 0.4462 units per square kilometre Spain

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, Latin America & Caribbean or Spain?
Spain, at 0.7719 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 Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
0.7466 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Spain rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 44 groups.
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.