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

El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Myanmar rank
13th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Myanmar
051015197219972023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.31 units per square kilometre against 1.97 units per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 1.34 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1988 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 8.03 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 8.03 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.2245 units per square kilometre 0.9148 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.2828 units per square kilometre 0.2898 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 0.8452 units per square kilometre 0.9994 units per square kilometre 0.1542 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre 0.8694 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 Myanmar?
El Salvador, at 3.31 units per square kilometre against 1.97 units per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between El Salvador and Myanmar?
1.34 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Myanmar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Myanmar rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 13th 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.