Australia vs El Salvador: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Australia
0.0045 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0051 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
138th
El Salvador rank
137th

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

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0051 units per square kilometre against 0.0045 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 138th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0396 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.3402 units per square kilometre 0.3238 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.2948 units per square kilometre 0.2864 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0051 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0066 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre Australia

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, Australia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0051 units per square kilometre against 0.0045 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Australia and El Salvador?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Australia ranks 138th and El Salvador ranks 137th 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.