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

Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.7882 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
7th
Least developed countries rank
8th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.62 units per square kilometre against 0.7882 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.83 units per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 5.9 times Least developed countries's.

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

Eritrea ranks 7th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 3.51 units per square kilometre 0.4454 units per square kilometre 3.06 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 2.03 units per square kilometre 0.3414 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 3.13 units per square kilometre 0.4116 units per square kilometre 2.72 units per square kilometre Eritrea
2020s 4.35 units per square kilometre 0.6421 units per square kilometre 3.71 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 Least developed countries?
Eritrea, at 4.62 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 Eritrea and Least developed countries?
3.83 units per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Least developed countries?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Least developed countries rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Eritrea ranks 7th 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.