East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0936 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
29th
Nigeria rank
27th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.40.5196419932023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0936 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3569 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0054 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0438 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0438 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0531 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0489 units per square kilometre 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.031 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0765 units per square kilometre 0.1517 units per square kilometre 0.0752 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0985 units per square kilometre 0.4222 units per square kilometre 0.3237 units per square kilometre Nigeria

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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0936 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
0.3569 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 44 groups.
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.