Burkina Faso vs North America: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Burkina Faso
0.2005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
44th
North America rank
44th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • North America
00.050.10.150.2198420032023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2005 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.2004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2,468.8 times North America's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 44th and North America ranks 44th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso North America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.1103 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1102 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

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, Burkina Faso or North America?
Burkina Faso, at 0.2005 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burkina Faso and North America?
0.2004 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and North America rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and North America ranks 44th 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.