Nigeria vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Nigeria
0.4505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0.0624 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
27th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
30th

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

  • Nigeria
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
00.10.20.30.40.5196819952023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.3881 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.075 units per square kilometre 0.0729 units per square kilometre South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.0769 units per square kilometre 0.0589 units per square kilometre South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.1517 units per square kilometre 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.0965 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.4222 units per square kilometre 0.0602 units per square kilometre 0.362 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, Nigeria or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Nigeria, at 0.4505 units per square kilometre against 0.0624 units per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
0.3881 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Nigeria ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th 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.