Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0139 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.0139 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.28 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Equatorial Guinea 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +8900.0% |
| 1976 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.28 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1980 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6417 units per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6417 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +91.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +114.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0139 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0139 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +8900.0% | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 3.21 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +114.9% | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -99.7% | 0.6417 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 4.28 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8794 units per square kilometre | 0.6417 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.017 units per square kilometre | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 0.0173 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 China 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Ecuador 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Kenya 0.0138 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Slovakia 0.0131 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0139 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.