Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Palestine: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
6.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
3rd
Palestine rank
6th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Palestine
020406080196819952023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 6.82 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 5.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 6th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Palestine Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0279 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0279 units per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.4887 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre 1.48 units per square kilometre Palestine
1990s 0.4651 units per square kilometre 12.31 units per square kilometre 11.84 units per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 0.3893 units per square kilometre 50.65 units per square kilometre 50.26 units per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 0.7246 units per square kilometre 16.08 units per square kilometre 15.36 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 1.16 units per square kilometre 14.49 units per square kilometre 13.33 units per square kilometre Palestine

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 6.82 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine?
5.48 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Palestine rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 6th 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.