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

Japan
0.0613 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0554 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
91st
South Africa rank
93rd

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

  • Japan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0613 units per square kilometre against 0.0554 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0059 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Japan ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 93rd of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.044 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0683 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0277 units per square kilometre 0.0589 units per square kilometre 0.0312 units per square kilometre South Africa

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 South Africa?
Japan, at 0.0613 units per square kilometre against 0.0554 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Japan and South Africa?
0.0059 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Japan ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 93rd 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.