Afghanistan vs United States of America: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Afghanistan
0.0534 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
95th
United States of America rank
97th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0447 units per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 0.0087 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre 0.0389 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0484 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.135 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.1043 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0867 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.047 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 United States of America?
Afghanistan, at 0.0534 units per square kilometre against 0.0447 units per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Afghanistan and United States of America?
0.0087 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th 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.