Small states vs United Kingdom: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Small states
0.258 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
1.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
26th

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

  • Small states
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.85 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 1.59 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 7.2 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Small states ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.6751 units per square kilometre 0.6735 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.6272 units per square kilometre 0.6178 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0712 units per square kilometre 0.4682 units per square kilometre 0.397 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.1033 units per square kilometre 0.3659 units per square kilometre 0.2626 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.037 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0562 units per square kilometre 0.5987 units per square kilometre 0.5425 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.1485 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.9335 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

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, Small states or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.85 units per square kilometre against 0.258 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Small states and United Kingdom?
1.59 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Kingdom?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Small states and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Small states ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.