Italy vs Kenya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Italy
1.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.9277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
33rd
Kenya rank
36th

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

  • Italy
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.01 units per square kilometre against 0.9277 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0823 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 36th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0364 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0707 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0568 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.1259 units per square kilometre 0.3941 units per square kilometre 0.2682 units per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0817 units per square kilometre 0.4613 units per square kilometre 0.3796 units per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.3986 units per square kilometre 0.8601 units per square kilometre 0.4615 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.7333 units per square kilometre 0.851 units per square kilometre 0.1177 units per square kilometre Kenya

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, Italy or Kenya?
Italy, at 1.01 units per square kilometre against 0.9277 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Italy and Kenya?
0.0823 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Italy ranks 33rd and Kenya ranks 36th 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.