North Korea vs Philippines: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

North Korea
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
137th
Philippines rank
135th

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

  • North Korea
  • Philippines
00.10.20.3197720002023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Philippines ahead.

North Korea ranks 137th and Philippines ranks 135th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1025 units per square kilometre 0.1025 units per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre 0.0445 units per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre North Korea

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, North Korea or Philippines?
Philippines, at 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between North Korea and Philippines?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
North Korea ranks 137th and Philippines ranks 135th 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.