El Salvador vs Eritrea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Eritrea rank
7th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.62 units per square kilometre against 3.31 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Eritrea ranks 7th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9801 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 0.2828 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 0.8452 units per square kilometre 3.13 units per square kilometre 2.29 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 4.35 units per square kilometre 1.64 units per square kilometre Eritrea

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, El Salvador or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 4.62 units per square kilometre against 3.31 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between El Salvador and Eritrea?
1.31 units per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Eritrea ranks 7th 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.