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

2.84 units per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

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

Poland

3.17 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3284 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Poland rank

21st

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

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

Poland
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3.17 units per square kilometre against 0.3284 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.84 units per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 9.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.003 units per square kilometre	0.2252 units per square kilometre	0.2222 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	0.0188 units per square kilometre	0.1247 units per square kilometre	0.1059 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	0.0466 units per square kilometre	0.1835 units per square kilometre	0.1369 units per square kilometre	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	1.59 units per square kilometre	0.3001 units per square kilometre	1.29 units per square kilometre	Poland

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, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Poland, at 3.17 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 Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.84 units per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Poland ranks 21st 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.