Namibia vs New Zealand: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Namibia
0.0063 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
133rd
New Zealand rank
130th

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

  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0063 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 130th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre New Zealand

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, Namibia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0063 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Namibia and New Zealand?
0.0007 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Namibia ranks 133rd and New Zealand ranks 130th 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.