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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
6.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
5th
Palestine rank
6th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
020406080196419932023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 6.82 units per square kilometre against 1.08 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 5.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 6.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 6th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre 1.96 units per square kilometre Palestine
1990s 0.2128 units per square kilometre 12.31 units per square kilometre 12.1 units per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 0.1624 units per square kilometre 50.65 units per square kilometre 50.49 units per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 0.0652 units per square kilometre 16.08 units per square kilometre 16.02 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 0.5482 units per square kilometre 14.49 units per square kilometre 13.94 units per square kilometre Palestine

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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 6.82 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palestine?
5.74 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palestine?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 6th of 44 groups.
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.