Cambodia vs Vietnam: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Cambodia
0.0659 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0585 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
71st
Vietnam rank
74th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
00.511.5196419932023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.0659 units per square kilometre against 0.0585 units per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0074 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 74th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3727 units per square kilometre 0.333 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre Cambodia
1980s 0.5435 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.5372 units per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 0.2755 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 0.1373 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.9982 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 0.0759 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.9672 units per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 0.0669 units per square kilometre 0.2929 units per square kilometre 0.226 units per square kilometre Vietnam

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, Cambodia or Vietnam?
Cambodia, at 0.0659 units per square kilometre against 0.0585 units per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Cambodia and Vietnam?
0.0074 units per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Vietnam?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Vietnam rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Cambodia ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 74th 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.