Egypt vs Norway: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Egypt
0.2416 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.2844 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
64th
Norway rank
62nd

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

  • Egypt
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.2416 units per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0428 units per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Egypt ranks 64th and Norway ranks 62nd of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.1078 units per square kilometre 0.1023 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0744 units per square kilometre 0.1186 units per square kilometre 0.0442 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.1939 units per square kilometre 0.1361 units per square kilometre 0.0578 units per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 0.2734 units per square kilometre 0.1885 units per square kilometre 0.0849 units per square kilometre Egypt

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, Egypt or Norway?
Norway, at 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.2416 units per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Egypt and Norway?
0.0428 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Norway?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Norway rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Egypt ranks 64th and Norway ranks 62nd 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.