Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Myanmar
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
13th
Sri Lanka rank
12th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
0123197219972023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.35 units per square kilometre against 1.97 units per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.38 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.054 units per square kilometre 0.054 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2245 units per square kilometre 2.11 units per square kilometre 1.89 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2898 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 1.72 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.9994 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.9812 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.84 units per square kilometre 2.37 units per square kilometre 0.5287 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, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.35 units per square kilometre against 1.97 units per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
0.38 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
35 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Myanmar ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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.