China vs Somalia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

China
0.0323 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Somalia
0.0283 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
102nd
Somalia rank
105th

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

  • China
  • Somalia
0123196619942023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0323 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.004 units per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Somalia ahead.

China ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 105th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0266 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre 1.85 units per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.0295 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0308 units per square kilometre 0.0821 units per square kilometre 0.0513 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.0319 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0306 units per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0199 units per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre China

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, China or Somalia?
China, at 0.0323 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between China and Somalia?
0.004 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do China and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
China ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 105th 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.