El Salvador vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
El Salvador
20.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
7.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador rank
25th
World rank
23rd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- El Salvador
- World
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.59 % change on previous year against 7.73 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 12.86 % change on previous year.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 41.34 % change on previous year | World |
| 2010s | -6.27 % change on previous year | 13.83 % change on previous year | 20.11 % change on previous year | World |
| 2020s | 83.36 % change on previous year | 14.1 % change on previous year | 69.25 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or World?
- El Salvador, at 20.59 % change on previous year against 7.73 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between El Salvador and World?
- 12.86 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and World?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd 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.