Latvia vs North America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Latvia
85.17 % change on previous year
in 2025
North America
16.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Latvia rank
8th
North America rank
11th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Latvia
- North America
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 85.17 % change on previous year against 16.03 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 69.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Latvia's figure about 5.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was North America ahead.
Latvia ranks 8th and North America ranks 11th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.91 % change on previous year | -7.96 % change on previous year | 23.87 % change on previous year | Latvia |
| 2010s | 26.72 % change on previous year | 31.84 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | North America |
| 2020s | 73 % change on previous year | 27.89 % change on previous year | 45.1 % change on previous year | Latvia |
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, Latvia or North America?
- Latvia, at 85.17 % change on previous year against 16.03 % change on previous year in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Latvia and North America?
- 69.14 % change on previous year, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and North America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Latvia ranks 8th and North America ranks 11th 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.