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

Middle income
0.1634 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th

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

  • Middle income
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.1634 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 0.2871 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0092 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Middle income
1980s 0.0344 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0344 units per square kilometre Middle income
1990s 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0628 units per square kilometre Middle income
2000s 0.0651 units per square kilometre 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.0471 units per square kilometre Middle income
2010s 0.0573 units per square kilometre 0.1517 units per square kilometre 0.0943 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.1116 units per square kilometre 0.4222 units per square kilometre 0.3106 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, Middle income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.1634 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Middle income and Nigeria?
0.2871 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Middle income ranks 24th 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.