Panama vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre asylum

Panama
0.0367 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
101st
United States rank
98th

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

  • Panama
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0367 units per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.008 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States ahead.

Panama ranks 101st and United States ranks 98th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0702 units per square kilometre 0.0597 units per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0231 units per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre 0.0303 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre 0.0483 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0829 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0344 units per square kilometre Panama
2010s 0.1734 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.1427 units per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.0351 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre United States

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, Panama or United States?
United States, at 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0367 units per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Panama and United States?
0.008 units per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Panama ranks 101st and United States ranks 98th 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.