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

Iceland
0.0864 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.1052 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
80th
Yemen rank
78th

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

  • Iceland
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1052 units per square kilometre against 0.0864 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0188 units per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 78th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.0862 units per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.1794 units per square kilometre 0.1776 units per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.47 units per square kilometre 0.4675 units per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.1844 units per square kilometre 0.1416 units per square kilometre Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.1052 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 Yemen?
0.0188 units per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Yemen rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Iceland ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 78th 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.