Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Netherlands: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.6334 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
7.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
7th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
02468196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7.06 units per square kilometre against 0.6334 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 11.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.2644 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 0.0192 units per square kilometre 0.2492 units per square kilometre 0.23 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.4084 units per square kilometre 0.4945 units per square kilometre 0.0861 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.3827 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 1.82 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.3177 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.3941 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.4952 units per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre 4.48 units per square kilometre Netherlands

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 or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 7.06 units per square kilometre against 0.6334 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 and Netherlands?
6.43 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.