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

Afghanistan
9.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Rwanda rank
4th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.13 units per square kilometre against 9.82 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.31 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Rwanda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7666 units per square kilometre 7.16 units per square kilometre 6.39 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 7.02 units per square kilometre 13.46 units per square kilometre 6.44 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 5.61 units per square kilometre 26.18 units per square kilometre 20.57 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 4.22 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 0.5953 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 4.09 units per square kilometre 7.33 units per square kilometre 3.24 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 6.66 units per square kilometre 10.07 units per square kilometre 3.41 units per square kilometre Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.13 units per square kilometre against 9.82 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0.31 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.