What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

3.34 units per square kilometre, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

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.

Moldova vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Moldova

3.67 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3284 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Moldova rank

19th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

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

Moldova
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 3.67 units per square kilometre against 0.3284 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 3.34 units per square kilometre.

That makes Moldova's figure about 11.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Moldova ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.1561 units per square kilometre	0.1558 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	0.0036 units per square kilometre	0.1247 units per square kilometre	0.1211 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	0.0093 units per square kilometre	0.1835 units per square kilometre	0.1742 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	1.73 units per square kilometre	0.3001 units per square kilometre	1.43 units per square kilometre	Moldova

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, Moldova or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Moldova, at 3.67 units per square kilometre against 0.3284 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 3.34 units per square kilometre, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Moldova ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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: 19 August 2026

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.