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

El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
12th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.31 units per square kilometre against 2.35 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.96 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 7.01 units per square kilometre 0.0376 units per square kilometre 6.97 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1.14 units per square kilometre 2.11 units per square kilometre 0.9706 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2828 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.8452 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 2.37 units per square kilometre 0.3407 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 Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 3.31 units per square kilometre against 2.35 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.96 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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.