New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

New Zealand
2,063 people
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1,377 people
in 2024
New Zealand rank
119th
United Arab Emirates rank
120th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Arab Emirates
010.0k20.0k30.0k196719952024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,063 people against 1,377 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 686 people.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 119th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 2,000 people 300 people 1,700 people New Zealand
1970s 7,333 people 521.67 people 6,812 people New Zealand
1980s 6,832 people 8,758 people 1,926 people United Arab Emirates
1990s 6,645 people 399.5 people 6,246 people New Zealand
2000s 4,594 people 247 people 4,347 people New Zealand
2010s 1,589 people 770.6 people 818.2 people New Zealand
2020s 1,847 people 1,372 people 474.2 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
New Zealand, at 2,063 people against 1,377 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
686 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 119th and United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.