Iraq vs Latvia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Iraq
0.6599 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
0.7354 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
45th
Latvia rank
42nd

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

  • Iraq
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.7354 units per square kilometre against 0.6599 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0755 units per square kilometre.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 45th and Latvia ranks 42nd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2947 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.2947 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.1589 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.1586 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.4746 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.4696 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.6396 units per square kilometre 0.3461 units per square kilometre 0.2935 units per square kilometre Iraq

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, Iraq or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.7354 units per square kilometre against 0.6599 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Iraq and Latvia?
0.0755 units per square kilometre, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latvia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Latvia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Iraq ranks 45th and Latvia ranks 42nd 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.