Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3653 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0123196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.35 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.98 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 6.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0376 units per square kilometre 0.1982 units per square kilometre 0.1607 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.11 units per square kilometre 0.2394 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 2.01 units per square kilometre 0.1476 units per square kilometre 1.86 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.216 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2.37 units per square kilometre 0.3331 units per square kilometre 2.04 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 2.35 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.98 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.