Eritrea vs Palestine: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square
Eritrea
4.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
6.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
7th
Palestine rank
6th
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time
- Eritrea
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 6.82 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 2.2 units per square kilometre.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 7th and Palestine ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 13.57 units per square kilometre | 10.06 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2000s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 50.65 units per square kilometre | 48.62 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2010s | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 16.08 units per square kilometre | 12.95 units per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2020s | 4.35 units per square kilometre | 14.49 units per square kilometre | 10.14 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, Eritrea or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 6.82 units per square kilometre against 4.62 units per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Eritrea and Palestine?
- 2.2 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Palestine?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Palestine rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- Eritrea ranks 7th 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.