Cameroon vs France: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Cameroon
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
France
1.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
32nd
France rank
31st

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

  • Cameroon
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.23 units per square kilometre against 1.03 units per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2 units per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and France ranks 31st of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and France in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0522 units per square kilometre 0.2314 units per square kilometre 0.1792 units per square kilometre France
1980s 0.1276 units per square kilometre 0.3028 units per square kilometre 0.1752 units per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0977 units per square kilometre 0.2985 units per square kilometre 0.2009 units per square kilometre France
2000s 0.1246 units per square kilometre 0.2727 units per square kilometre 0.1481 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.5341 units per square kilometre 0.5204 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.9799 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre France

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, Cameroon or France?
France, at 1.23 units per square kilometre against 1.03 units per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Cameroon and France?
0.2 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and France rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and France ranks 31st 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.