What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.2911 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

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.

Hong Kong vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Hong Kong

0.3333 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0422 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

35th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

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

Hong Kong
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.3333 units per square kilometre against 0.0422 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2911 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 7.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 35th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1079 units per square kilometre	0.0059 units per square kilometre	0.102 units per square kilometre	Hong Kong
2000s	0.0061 units per square kilometre	0.0106 units per square kilometre	0.0045 units per square kilometre	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	0.0164 units per square kilometre	0.0213 units per square kilometre	0.005 units per square kilometre	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	0.1519 units per square kilometre	0.0309 units per square kilometre	0.121 units per square kilometre	Hong Kong

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, Hong Kong or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Hong Kong, at 0.3333 units per square kilometre against 0.0422 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.2911 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Hong Kong ranks 35th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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: 19 August 2026

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.