Portugal vs Zambia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Portugal
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
159th
Zambia rank
161st

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

  • Portugal
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.0150.02196819952023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 161st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Portugal

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, Portugal or Zambia?
Portugal, at 0.0005 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Portugal and Zambia?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Portugal ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 161st 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.