Yemen vs Zambia: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Yemen
0.1052 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen rank
78th
Zambia rank
79th

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

  • Yemen
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1052 units per square kilometre against 0.0974 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0078 units per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zambia ahead.

Yemen ranks 78th and Zambia ranks 79th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Yemen Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0905 units per square kilometre 0.0902 units per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0053 units per square kilometre 0.1389 units per square kilometre 0.1335 units per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.2023 units per square kilometre 0.1142 units per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.1794 units per square kilometre 0.2302 units per square kilometre 0.0509 units per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.47 units per square kilometre 0.0501 units per square kilometre 0.4199 units per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 0.1844 units per square kilometre 0.0924 units per square kilometre 0.092 units per square kilometre Yemen

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, Yemen or Zambia?
Yemen, at 0.1052 units per square kilometre against 0.0974 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Yemen and Zambia?
0.0078 units per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Yemen ranks 78th 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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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.