El Salvador vs Least developed countries: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.7882 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Least developed countries rank
8th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Least developed countries
051015196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.31 units per square kilometre against 0.7882 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 2.52 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.2 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1980s 8.94 units per square kilometre 0.5004 units per square kilometre 8.44 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.5184 units per square kilometre 0.6209 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.2828 units per square kilometre 0.3414 units per square kilometre 0.0587 units per square kilometre Least developed countries
2010s 0.8452 units per square kilometre 0.4116 units per square kilometre 0.4336 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 0.6421 units per square kilometre 2.07 units per square kilometre El Salvador

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 Least developed countries?
El Salvador, at 3.31 units per square kilometre against 0.7882 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between El Salvador and Least developed countries?
2.52 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Least developed countries?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Least developed countries rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th 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.