Nigeria vs Russia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum

Nigeria
0.0768 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia
0.0751 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
83rd
Russia rank
84th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum over time

  • Nigeria
  • Russia
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0768 units per square kilometre against 0.0751 units per square kilometre in Russia, a difference of 0.0017 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Russia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 84th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Russia
2000s 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0836 units per square kilometre 0.0388 units per square kilometre 0.0448 units per square kilometre Nigeria

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, Nigeria or Russia?
Nigeria, at 0.0768 units per square kilometre against 0.0751 units per square kilometre in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Nigeria and Russia?
0.0017 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Nigeria ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 84th 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.