Gambia vs Malaysia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Gambia
0.3764 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.4135 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
56th
Malaysia rank
54th

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

  • Gambia
  • Malaysia
00.511.5197519992023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.4135 units per square kilometre against 0.3764 units per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0371 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Gambia ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5599 units per square kilometre 0.0495 units per square kilometre 0.5104 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 1.07 units per square kilometre 0.1188 units per square kilometre 0.9483 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.801 units per square kilometre 0.3031 units per square kilometre 0.4979 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.4024 units per square kilometre 0.4051 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre Malaysia

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, Gambia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.4135 units per square kilometre against 0.3764 units per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Gambia and Malaysia?
0.0371 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Gambia ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th 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.