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

Afghanistan
0.0534 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0554 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
95th
South Africa rank
93rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0554 units per square kilometre against 0.0534 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0196 units per square kilometre 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.0387 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.025 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.135 units per square kilometre 0.0683 units per square kilometre 0.0667 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0867 units per square kilometre 0.0589 units per square kilometre 0.0278 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 South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0554 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 South Africa?
0.002 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 93rd 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.