Ethiopia vs Kenya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square
Ethiopia
0.8683 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.9277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
39th
Kenya rank
36th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9277 units per square kilometre against 0.8683 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0594 units per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 36th of 181 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3211 units per square kilometre | 0.4283 units per square kilometre | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | 0.4613 units per square kilometre | 0.3464 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.5287 units per square kilometre | 0.8601 units per square kilometre | 0.3314 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7712 units per square kilometre | 0.851 units per square kilometre | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
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, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9277 units per square kilometre against 0.8683 units per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.0594 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.