Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Burkina Faso
0.1379 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.1052 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
75th
Yemen rank
78th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1379 units per square kilometre against 0.1052 units per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.0327 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Yemen ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 78th of 181 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre Yemen
1990s 0.0454 units per square kilometre 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.0427 units per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.1794 units per square kilometre 0.1775 units per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 0.0889 units per square kilometre 0.47 units per square kilometre 0.3811 units per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 0.1072 units per square kilometre 0.1844 units per square kilometre 0.0771 units per square kilometre Yemen

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, Burkina Faso or Yemen?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1379 units per square kilometre against 0.1052 units per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
0.0327 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 78th 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.