Low income vs Switzerland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Low income
0.426 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
4.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income rank
10th
Switzerland rank
13th

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

  • Low income
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.87 units per square kilometre against 0.426 units per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 4.44 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 11.4 times Low income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.049 units per square kilometre 0.5552 units per square kilometre 0.5061 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.1036 units per square kilometre 0.8247 units per square kilometre 0.7212 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.2692 units per square kilometre 0.8384 units per square kilometre 0.5692 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.243 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.1441 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.2535 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.3896 units per square kilometre 3.86 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre Switzerland

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, Low income or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.87 units per square kilometre against 0.426 units per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Low income and Switzerland?
4.44 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Low income and Switzerland rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Low income ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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.