Maps Reflecting Population Displacement Caused by War

Using a series of maps rendered via ArcGIS Pro, the present article aims to make a comparison of the number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war between Russia and Ukraine during 2022 and the number of Arab refugees who left their countries between the years 2011 and 2021, following the so-called “Arab Spring” conflicts. The techniques used for creating the maps included dot and bivariate dot density mapping, as well as a bivariate color and chart symbol mapping. For an improved highlighting of the represented phenomenon, it was proposed to have it symbolized by dots of similarly colored shades, from the lightest to the darkest, depending on the number of refugees hosted by each country. The resulting maps are intended for the general public to provide an overview of the population displacement caused by war.