Mexico vs Syria: Refugee population by country or territory … square kilometre asylum

Mexico
0.0642 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0654 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
89th
Syria rank
88th

Refugee population by country or territory … square kilometre asylum over time

  • Mexico
  • Syria
02468197019962023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0654 units per square kilometre against 0.0642 units per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 89th and Syria ranks 88th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.0909 units per square kilometre 0.1034 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 0.0687 units per square kilometre 0.113 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2.41 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0436 units per square kilometre 0.0745 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre Syria

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, Mexico or Syria?
Syria, at 0.0654 units per square kilometre against 0.0642 units per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Mexico and Syria?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Syria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Syria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Mexico ranks 89th and Syria ranks 88th 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.