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

Iceland
0.0864 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
80th
Zambia rank
79th

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

  • Iceland
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0974 units per square kilometre against 0.0864 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.011 units per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 79th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.2023 units per square kilometre 0.2004 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.2302 units per square kilometre 0.2285 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0501 units per square kilometre 0.0476 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0428 units per square kilometre 0.0924 units per square kilometre 0.0497 units per square kilometre Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0974 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 Zambia?
0.011 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Zambia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Iceland ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 79th 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.