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

Japan
0.0613 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.0642 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
91st
Mexico rank
89th

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

  • Japan
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0642 units per square kilometre against 0.0613 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0029 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mexico ahead.

Japan ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 89th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.0126 units per square kilometre 0.1001 units per square kilometre 0.0875 units per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0687 units per square kilometre 0.0532 units per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0277 units per square kilometre 0.0436 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre Mexico

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, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0642 units per square kilometre against 0.0613 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Japan and Mexico?
0.0029 units per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Japan ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 89th 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.