Mexico vs Syrian Arab Republic: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Mexico
0.0642 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0654 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
89th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
88th

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

  • Mexico
  • Syrian Arab Republic
02468197019962023

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.0687 units per square kilometre 0.113 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2.41 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 0.0436 units per square kilometre 0.0745 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Syrian Arab Republic?
44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Mexico ranks 89th and Syrian Arab Republic 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.