Iraq vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square
Iraq
0.6599 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.5835 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
45th
Sweden rank
48th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.6599 units per square kilometre against 0.5835 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0764 units per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.
Iraq ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 48th of 181 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | 0.1639 units per square kilometre | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2285 units per square kilometre | 0.4035 units per square kilometre | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | 0.2503 units per square kilometre | 0.0914 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.4746 units per square kilometre | 0.4078 units per square kilometre | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.6396 units per square kilometre | 0.6166 units per square kilometre | 0.0229 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 Sweden?
- Iraq, at 0.6599 units per square kilometre against 0.5835 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Iraq and Sweden?
- 0.0764 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
- Iraq ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 48th 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.