Rwanda vs Palestine: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
6.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
4th
Palestine rank
6th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.13 units per square kilometre against 6.82 units per square kilometre in Palestine, a difference of 3.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Palestine Difference Ahead
1970s 7.07 units per square kilometre 0.1329 units per square kilometre 6.94 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 13.46 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre 11.49 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 26.18 units per square kilometre 12.31 units per square kilometre 13.87 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 3.62 units per square kilometre 50.65 units per square kilometre 47.03 units per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 7.33 units per square kilometre 16.08 units per square kilometre 8.75 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 10.07 units per square kilometre 14.49 units per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre Palestine

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, Rwanda or Palestine?
Rwanda, at 10.13 units per square kilometre against 6.82 units per square kilometre in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Rwanda and Palestine?
3.31 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Palestine rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Rwanda ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 6th 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.