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

Malta
36.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.7944 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
2nd
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

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
010203040196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 36.64 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 35.85 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 46.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.16 units per square kilometre 0.3719 units per square kilometre 0.7852 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 6.49 units per square kilometre 0.3784 units per square kilometre 6.11 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 24.32 units per square kilometre 0.4909 units per square kilometre 23.83 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 32.29 units per square kilometre 0.6208 units per square kilometre 31.66 units per square kilometre Malta

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, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malta, at 36.64 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 Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35.85 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Malta 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?
Malta ranks 2nd 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.