Finland vs Malawi: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Finland
0.2957 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3734 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
60th
Malawi rank
58th

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

  • Finland
  • Malawi
02.557.510198420032023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3734 units per square kilometre against 0.2957 units per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0777 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malawi ahead.

Finland ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 58th of 181 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 5.18 units per square kilometre 5.17 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0294 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre 3.98 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0343 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.0907 units per square kilometre 0.0418 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1702 units per square kilometre 0.2832 units per square kilometre 0.113 units per square kilometre Malawi

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, Finland or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.3734 units per square kilometre against 0.2957 units per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Finland and Malawi?
0.0777 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malawi?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Finland and Malawi rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Finland ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 58th 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.