Low & middle income vs Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Low & middle income
0.3998 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
13th
Sri Lanka rank
12th

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Sri Lanka
0123196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.35 units per square kilometre against 0.3998 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.95 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 5.9 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1568 units per square kilometre 0.0376 units per square kilometre 0.1193 units per square kilometre Low & middle income
1990s 0.166 units per square kilometre 2.11 units per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1271 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.1893 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.3249 units per square kilometre 2.37 units per square kilometre 2.05 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Low & middle income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.35 units per square kilometre against 0.3998 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Low & middle income and Sri Lanka?
1.95 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Sri Lanka?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Low & middle income ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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.