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

New Zealand
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0073 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
130th
Uruguay rank
129th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
00.020.040.06196719952023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0073 units per square kilometre against 0.007 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

New Zealand ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 129th of 181 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0279 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0269 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0252 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0246 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0174 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0012 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, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0073 units per square kilometre against 0.007 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
New Zealand ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 129th 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.