India vs Nigeria: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

India
0.085 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0768 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
81st
Nigeria rank
82nd

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

  • India
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.085 units per square kilometre against 0.0768 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0082 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.

India ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 82nd of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0157 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0758 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0689 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.056 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0467 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.065 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0521 units per square kilometre India
2020s 0.076 units per square kilometre 0.0836 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre Nigeria

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, India or Nigeria?
India, at 0.085 units per square kilometre against 0.0768 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between India and Nigeria?
0.0082 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
India ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 82nd 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.