Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
7th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
5th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
012345196419932023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.62 units per square kilometre against 1.08 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 3.54 units per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 4.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Eritrea ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 3.51 units per square kilometre 0.2653 units per square kilometre 3.24 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 2.03 units per square kilometre 0.1624 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 3.13 units per square kilometre 0.0652 units per square kilometre 3.07 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 4.35 units per square kilometre 0.5482 units per square kilometre 3.8 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, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Eritrea, at 4.62 units per square kilometre against 1.08 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
3.54 units per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Eritrea ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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.