Djibouti vs Kenya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Djibouti
0.995 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.9277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
34th
Kenya rank
36th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.995 units per square kilometre against 0.9277 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0673 units per square kilometre.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8168 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.8061 units per square kilometre Djibouti
1980s 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre Djibouti
1990s 1.69 units per square kilometre 0.3941 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre Djibouti
2000s 0.694 units per square kilometre 0.4613 units per square kilometre 0.2327 units per square kilometre Djibouti
2010s 0.8095 units per square kilometre 0.8601 units per square kilometre 0.0506 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.9477 units per square kilometre 0.851 units per square kilometre 0.0967 units per square kilometre Djibouti

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, Djibouti or Kenya?
Djibouti, at 0.995 units per square kilometre against 0.9277 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Djibouti and Kenya?
0.0673 units per square kilometre, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kenya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Kenya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Djibouti ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th 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.