Kuwait vs Somalia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Kuwait
0.0321 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0283 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
103rd
Somalia rank
105th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Somalia
0123197720002023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0321 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0038 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Somalia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 103rd and Somalia ranks 105th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2806 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.1342 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.8722 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.8714 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 0.487 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.4857 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0213 units per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre Kuwait

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, Kuwait or Somalia?
Kuwait, at 0.0321 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Kuwait and Somalia?
0.0038 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Kuwait ranks 103rd and Somalia ranks 105th 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.