Iraq vs Lebanon: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Iraq
0.7579 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
0.7226 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
21st
Lebanon rank
23rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
0246196819952023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.7579 units per square kilometre against 0.7226 units per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0353 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lebanon ahead.

Iraq ranks 21st and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.695 units per square kilometre 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.7898 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 2.01 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.9895 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 2.26 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre 0.667 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.7789 units per square kilometre 0.6675 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.7449 units per square kilometre 0.6291 units per square kilometre 0.1158 units per square kilometre Iraq

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, Iraq or Lebanon?
Iraq, at 0.7579 units per square kilometre against 0.7226 units per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iraq and Lebanon?
0.0353 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Iraq ranks 21st and Lebanon ranks 23rd 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.