Panama vs United States of America: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Panama
0.0367 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
100th
United States of America rank
97th

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

  • Panama
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0367 units per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.008 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States of America ahead.

Panama ranks 100th and United States of America ranks 97th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0702 units per square kilometre 0.0597 units per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 0.0231 units per square kilometre 0.0534 units per square kilometre 0.0303 units per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre 0.0483 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0829 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0344 units per square kilometre Panama
2010s 0.1734 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.1427 units per square kilometre Panama
2020s 0.0351 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre United States of America

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, Panama or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0447 units per square kilometre against 0.0367 units per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Panama and United States of America?
0.008 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Panama and United States of America rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Panama ranks 100th and United States of America ranks 97th 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.