Israel vs Japan: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Israel
0.0571 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0613 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
92nd
Japan rank
91st

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

  • Israel
  • Japan
00.511.52197720002023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0613 units per square kilometre against 0.0571 units per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 0.0042 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.

Israel ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 91st of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.2151 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.2086 units per square kilometre Israel
2010s 1.51 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre 1.5 units per square kilometre Israel
2020s 0.0633 units per square kilometre 0.0277 units per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre Israel

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, Israel or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0613 units per square kilometre against 0.0571 units per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Israel and Japan?
0.0042 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Israel ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 91st 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.