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

Iraq
0.6599 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.6856 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
45th
Portugal rank
44th

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

  • Iraq
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.6856 units per square kilometre against 0.6599 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0257 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.

Iraq ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0831 units per square kilometre 0.0821 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0573 units per square kilometre 0.0361 units per square kilometre 0.0212 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.2285 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre 0.2219 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.1589 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.1546 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.4746 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 0.4629 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.6396 units per square kilometre 0.3483 units per square kilometre 0.2912 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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.6856 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 Portugal?
0.0257 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Iraq ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th 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.