What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?

0.3562 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?

40 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0943 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Nigeria

0.4505 units per square kilometre

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

28th

Nigeria rank

27th

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0943 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3562 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0057 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	0.0441 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	0.0441 units per square kilometre	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	0.0556 units per square kilometre	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.0535 units per square kilometre	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	0.0493 units per square kilometre	0.018 units per square kilometre	0.0313 units per square kilometre	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	0.077 units per square kilometre	0.1517 units per square kilometre	0.0747 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2020s	0.0992 units per square kilometre	0.4222 units per square kilometre	0.323 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0943 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?: 0.3562 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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: 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.