Israel vs Jordan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Israel
0.0395 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan
0.0448 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
84th
Jordan rank
81st

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

  • Israel
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.0448 units per square kilometre against 0.0395 units per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 0.0053 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 84th and Jordan ranks 81st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Jordan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Israel
1990s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre Israel
2000s 0.0391 units per square kilometre 0.0163 units per square kilometre 0.0227 units per square kilometre Israel
2010s 0.0398 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Israel
2020s 0.0298 units per square kilometre 0.0366 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Jordan

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, Israel or Jordan?
Jordan, at 0.0448 units per square kilometre against 0.0395 units per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Israel and Jordan?
0.0053 units per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Jordan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Israel and Jordan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Israel ranks 84th and Jordan ranks 81st 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.