Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Guatemala
0.3174 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0429 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
35th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.3174 units per square kilometre against 0.0429 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.2745 units per square kilometre.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 7.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th of 196 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3615 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.3476 units per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 0.4068 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.3992 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.0842 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0729 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.1057 units per square kilometre 0.0216 units per square kilometre 0.0841 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.27 units per square kilometre 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.2386 units per square kilometre Guatemala

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, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean?
Guatemala, at 0.3174 units per square kilometre against 0.0429 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.2745 units per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Guatemala ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th 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.