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

Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.2412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Rwanda
  • World
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.13 units per square kilometre against 0.2412 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 9.89 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 42.0 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda World Difference Ahead
1960s 6.28 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre 6.27 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 6.7 units per square kilometre 0.018 units per square kilometre 6.68 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 13.46 units per square kilometre 0.0912 units per square kilometre 13.36 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 26.18 units per square kilometre 0.1047 units per square kilometre 26.07 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 3.62 units per square kilometre 0.0777 units per square kilometre 3.54 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 7.33 units per square kilometre 0.1145 units per square kilometre 7.22 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 10.07 units per square kilometre 0.1961 units per square kilometre 9.87 units per square kilometre Rwanda

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 World?
Rwanda, at 10.13 units per square kilometre against 0.2412 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Rwanda and World?
9.89 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and World rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Rwanda ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.