Denmark vs Pakistan: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Denmark
1.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
2.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
27th
Pakistan rank
24th

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

  • Denmark
  • Pakistan
01234196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.58 units per square kilometre against 1.72 units per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.86 units per square kilometre.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.

Denmark ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 24th of 181 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.045 units per square kilometre 0.5189 units per square kilometre 0.4739 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.3426 units per square kilometre 3.55 units per square kilometre 3.21 units per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 1.35 units per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre 0.7957 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 1.26 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 0.753 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.6116 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 1.31 units per square kilometre 2.16 units per square kilometre 0.8521 units per square kilometre Pakistan

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, Denmark or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2.58 units per square kilometre against 1.72 units per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Denmark and Pakistan?
0.86 units per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Pakistan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Pakistan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Denmark ranks 27th and Pakistan ranks 24th 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.