What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

0.3691 units per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre origin

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.4315 units per square kilometre

in 2023

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

0.0624 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

28th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

30th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … square kilometre origin over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4315 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.3691 units per square kilometre.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 6.9 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0403 units per square kilometre	0.0007 units per square kilometre	0.0396 units per square kilometre	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.0529 units per square kilometre	0.075 units per square kilometre	0.0221 units per square kilometre	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	0.1821 units per square kilometre	0.0769 units per square kilometre	0.1052 units per square kilometre	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.2522 units per square kilometre	0.0552 units per square kilometre	0.1969 units per square kilometre	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.4036 units per square kilometre	0.0602 units per square kilometre	0.3434 units per square kilometre	Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4315 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 0.3691 units per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th 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: 19 August 2026

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.