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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.7944 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
7.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Uganda rank
4th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
02468196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.87 units per square kilometre against 0.7944 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 7.08 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 9.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.6034 units per square kilometre 0.6028 units per square kilometre Uganda
1970s 0.0229 units per square kilometre 0.6632 units per square kilometre 0.6403 units per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 0.5053 units per square kilometre 0.6205 units per square kilometre 0.1152 units per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 0.4776 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.6146 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.3784 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.714 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.4909 units per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre 2.69 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.6208 units per square kilometre 7.47 units per square kilometre 6.85 units per square kilometre Uganda

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 7.87 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uganda?
7.08 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th 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.