Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Qatar
0.0171 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0199 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
116th
United Arab Emirates rank
113th

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

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0199 units per square kilometre against 0.0171 units per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 0.0028 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 113th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.1124 units per square kilometre 0.0951 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 0.0117 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

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, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0199 units per square kilometre against 0.0171 units per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
0.0028 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Qatar ranks 116th and United Arab Emirates ranks 113th 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.