Mauritania vs Zambia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Mauritania
0.1092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
77th
Zambia rank
79th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
00.10.20.30.4196519942023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1092 units per square kilometre against 0.0974 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0118 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 79th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.1892 units per square kilometre 0.1819 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0315 units per square kilometre 0.2023 units per square kilometre 0.1709 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.2302 units per square kilometre 0.2217 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0678 units per square kilometre 0.0501 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0992 units per square kilometre 0.0924 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre Mauritania

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, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 0.1092 units per square kilometre against 0.0974 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0118 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Mauritania ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 79th 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
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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.