Iran vs United Kingdom: Refugee population by country or territory … square kilometre asylum
Iran
2.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
1.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Refugee population by country or territory … square kilometre asylum over time
- Iran
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.32 units per square kilometre against 1.85 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.47 units per square kilometre.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.6613 units per square kilometre | 0.6607 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0799 units per square kilometre | 0.6035 units per square kilometre | 0.5236 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 0.4682 units per square kilometre | 0.8116 units per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 0.3659 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.7386 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 0.3863 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.5879 units per square kilometre | 0.5986 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.2722 units per square kilometre | Iran |
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, Iran or United Kingdom?
- Iran, at 2.32 units per square kilometre against 1.85 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Iran and United Kingdom?
- 0.47 units per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
- Iran ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.