Korea vs United States of America: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Korea
0.0415 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
98th
United States of America rank
97th

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

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0415 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 0.0032 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 97th of 181 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0801 units per square kilometre 0.0789 units per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0505 units per square kilometre 0.0494 units per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0604 units per square kilometre 0.0596 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0477 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 0.0381 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre United States of America

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, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0415 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Korea and United States of America?
0.0032 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Korea ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 97th 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.