Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Lower middle income
0.1504 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
25th
Nigeria rank
27th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.1504 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.3001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0241 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0235 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0235 units per square kilometre Lower middle income
1980s 0.0424 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0424 units per square kilometre Lower middle income
1990s 0.0594 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0573 units per square kilometre Lower middle income
2000s 0.0665 units per square kilometre 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.0486 units per square kilometre Lower middle income
2010s 0.0783 units per square kilometre 0.1517 units per square kilometre 0.0734 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1368 units per square kilometre 0.4222 units per square kilometre 0.2854 units per square kilometre Nigeria

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, Lower middle income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.1504 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Lower middle income and Nigeria?
0.3001 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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.