Hong Kong, China vs Malawi: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Hong Kong, China
0.2867 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.3734 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
61st
Malawi rank
58th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Malawi
02505007501.0k1.2k196419932023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3734 units per square kilometre against 0.2867 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0867 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 61st and Malawi ranks 58th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 11.34 units per square kilometre 5.18 units per square kilometre 6.16 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 2.47 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.1156 units per square kilometre 0.0907 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.2624 units per square kilometre 0.2832 units per square kilometre 0.0208 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, Hong Kong, China or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.3734 units per square kilometre against 0.2867 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Hong Kong, China and Malawi?
0.0867 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malawi?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malawi rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 61st 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.