Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Afghanistan
9.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 9.82 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 7.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7666 units per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre 0.7123 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 7.02 units per square kilometre 0.4896 units per square kilometre 6.53 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 5.61 units per square kilometre 0.4722 units per square kilometre 5.14 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 4.22 units per square kilometre 0.4194 units per square kilometre 3.8 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 4.09 units per square kilometre 0.7338 units per square kilometre 3.35 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 6.66 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 5.49 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 9.82 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8.48 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.