Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Myanmar
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3653 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 1.97 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 5.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Myanmar ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0845 units per square kilometre 0.1072 units per square kilometre 0.0227 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.2198 units per square kilometre 0.2198 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.2245 units per square kilometre 0.2394 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.2898 units per square kilometre 0.1476 units per square kilometre 0.1423 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 0.9994 units per square kilometre 0.216 units per square kilometre 0.7834 units per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 1.84 units per square kilometre 0.3331 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre Myanmar

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Myanmar, at 1.97 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.6 units per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Myanmar ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.