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
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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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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.