Rwanda vs Syria: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square
Rwanda
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
34.61 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
4th
Syria rank
1st
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time
- Rwanda
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 34.61 units per square kilometre against 10.13 units per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 24.48 units per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 3.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 4th and Syria ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 6.18 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 7.16 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 7.15 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 13.46 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 13.45 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 26.18 units per square kilometre | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | 26.15 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.62 units per square kilometre | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | 3.54 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7.33 units per square kilometre | 20.2 units per square kilometre | 12.87 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 10.07 units per square kilometre | 36.03 units per square kilometre | 25.96 units per square kilometre | Syria |
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, Rwanda or Syria?
- Syria, at 34.61 units per square kilometre against 10.13 units per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Rwanda and Syria?
- 24.48 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Syria?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Syria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- Rwanda ranks 4th and Syria ranks 1st 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.