Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Afghanistan
9.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Eritrea rank
7th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 9.82 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 5.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.25 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 0.7402 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 4.22 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 4.09 units per square kilometre 3.13 units per square kilometre 0.9541 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 6.66 units per square kilometre 4.35 units per square kilometre 2.31 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

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, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Afghanistan, at 9.82 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
5.2 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, 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 origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,411 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 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.