Rwanda vs Switzerland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Rwanda
4.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
4.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
15th
Switzerland rank
13th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Switzerland
02.557.510196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.87 units per square kilometre against 4.69 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.18 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.

Rwanda ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.5123 units per square kilometre 0.4464 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.2756 units per square kilometre 0.838 units per square kilometre 0.5624 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 1.19 units per square kilometre 0.8384 units per square kilometre 0.3514 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 2.03 units per square kilometre 1.73 units per square kilometre 0.2968 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 1.78 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre 0.5037 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 4.37 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 5.04 units per square kilometre 3.86 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre Rwanda

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, Rwanda or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.87 units per square kilometre against 4.69 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Rwanda and Switzerland?
0.18 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Rwanda ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 13th 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.