Burundi vs Syria: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Burundi
12.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
34.61 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
2nd
Syria rank
1st

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

  • Burundi
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 34.61 units per square kilometre against 12.46 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 22.15 units per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.8 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.91 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 5.9 units per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 7.27 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 7.27 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 16.31 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 16.28 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 16.75 units per square kilometre 0.0803 units per square kilometre 16.67 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 9.01 units per square kilometre 20.2 units per square kilometre 11.2 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 13.02 units per square kilometre 36.03 units per square kilometre 23.02 units per square kilometre Syria

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, Burundi or Syria?
Syria, at 34.61 units per square kilometre against 12.46 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Burundi and Syria?
22.15 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Syria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Syria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Burundi ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,729 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.