Iceland vs Mauritania: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Iceland
0.0864 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.1092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
80th
Mauritania rank
77th

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

  • Iceland
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1092 units per square kilometre against 0.0864 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0228 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 80th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 181 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0315 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0678 units per square kilometre 0.0653 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.0992 units per square kilometre 0.0565 units per square kilometre Mauritania

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, Iceland or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.1092 units per square kilometre against 0.0864 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Iceland and Mauritania?
0.0228 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Iceland ranks 80th and Mauritania ranks 77th 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.