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
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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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.