Africa Western and Central vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.0003 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 4.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0024 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0056 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0016 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Africa Western and Central or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Africa Western and Central and South Africa?
0.001 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.