Senegal vs South Africa: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Senegal
0.0616 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0554 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
90th
South Africa rank
93rd

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

  • Senegal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0616 units per square kilometre against 0.0554 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0062 units per square kilometre.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 181 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3097 units per square kilometre 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.2513 units per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 0.1147 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0896 units per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 0.0813 units per square kilometre 0.0683 units per square kilometre 0.013 units per square kilometre Senegal
2020s 0.0682 units per square kilometre 0.0589 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Senegal

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, Senegal or South Africa?
Senegal, at 0.0616 units per square kilometre against 0.0554 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Senegal and South Africa?
0.0062 units per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Senegal ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 93rd 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.