Laos vs Mauritania: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Laos
0.0284 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0364 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
85th
Mauritania rank
84th

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

  • Laos
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0364 units per square kilometre against 0.0284 units per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.008 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5784 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre 0.5316 units per square kilometre Laos
1990s 0.2931 units per square kilometre 0.0679 units per square kilometre 0.2252 units per square kilometre Laos
2000s 0.0625 units per square kilometre 0.0324 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre Laos
2010s 0.0325 units per square kilometre 0.0351 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0289 units per square kilometre 0.0368 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre Mauritania

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, Laos or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0364 units per square kilometre against 0.0284 units per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Laos and Mauritania?
0.008 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Laos ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th 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.