Afghanistan vs Israel: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Afghanistan
0.0534 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel
0.0571 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
95th
Israel rank
92nd

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Israel
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0571 units per square kilometre against 0.0534 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0037 units per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Israel ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and Israel ranks 92nd of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Israel
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.2151 units per square kilometre 0.2151 units per square kilometre Israel
2010s 0.135 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre Israel
2020s 0.0867 units per square kilometre 0.0633 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square, Afghanistan or Israel?
Israel, at 0.0571 units per square kilometre against 0.0534 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Afghanistan and Israel?
0.0037 units per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Israel?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Israel rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Israel ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 6,976 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 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.