Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Bangladesh
7.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
7.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Netherlands
02468196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.48 units per square kilometre against 7.06 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.42 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.42 units per square kilometre 0.2569 units per square kilometre 0.1631 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.5751 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.3365 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre 3.14 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 3.35 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre 0.7662 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 7.13 units per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

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, Bangladesh or Netherlands?
Bangladesh, at 7.48 units per square kilometre against 7.06 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
0.42 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.