Eritrea vs Rwanda: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
7th
Rwanda rank
4th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.13 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 5.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eritrea ranks 7th and Rwanda ranks 4th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 3.51 units per square kilometre 30.29 units per square kilometre 26.78 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 2.03 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 3.13 units per square kilometre 7.33 units per square kilometre 4.2 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 4.35 units per square kilometre 10.07 units per square kilometre 5.72 units per square kilometre Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.13 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Eritrea and Rwanda?
5.51 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Eritrea ranks 7th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.