Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0049 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0042 units per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Belgium, at 0.0049 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0042 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.