Nigeria vs Zambia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square
Nigeria
0.0768 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
82nd
Zambia rank
79th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0974 units per square kilometre against 0.0768 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0206 units per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 79th of 181 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.079 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | 0.1138 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.2023 units per square kilometre | 0.1955 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.2302 units per square kilometre | 0.2209 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | 0.0924 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
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, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0974 units per square kilometre against 0.0768 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.0206 units per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd 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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About this data
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.