Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
4.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
70th
Mauritania rank
68th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.15 % change on previous year against 3.24 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.91 % change on previous year.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 68th of 166 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.73 % change on previous year | 61.31 % change on previous year | 51.58 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 38.64 % change on previous year | 42.85 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.78 % change on previous year | 32.13 % change on previous year | 20.35 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.15 % change on previous year against 3.24 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.91 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 68th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.