Afghanistan vs Palestine: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square
Afghanistan
9.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
6.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Palestine rank
6th
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time
- Afghanistan
- Palestine
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9.82 units per square kilometre against 6.82 units per square kilometre in Palestine, a difference of 3 units per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.83 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 5.02 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 5.61 units per square kilometre | 12.31 units per square kilometre | 6.7 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2000s | 4.22 units per square kilometre | 50.65 units per square kilometre | 46.43 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2010s | 4.09 units per square kilometre | 16.08 units per square kilometre | 11.99 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2020s | 6.66 units per square kilometre | 14.49 units per square kilometre | 7.83 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square, Afghanistan or Palestine?
- Afghanistan, at 9.82 units per square kilometre against 6.82 units per square kilometre in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Afghanistan and Palestine?
- 3 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palestine?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Palestine rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Palestine ranks 6th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of origin 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.