Iran vs Sierra Leone: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Iran
0.0935 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1031 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
62nd
Sierra Leone rank
60th

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

  • Iran
  • Sierra Leone
0246198020012023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1031 units per square kilometre against 0.0935 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0096 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.034 units per square kilometre Iran
1990s 0.065 units per square kilometre 4.1 units per square kilometre 4.04 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0595 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0572 units per square kilometre 0.083 units per square kilometre 0.0258 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0851 units per square kilometre 0.0926 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

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, Iran or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1031 units per square kilometre against 0.0935 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Iran and Sierra Leone?
0.0096 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Iran ranks 62nd and Sierra Leone ranks 60th 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.