Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Canada
0.0075 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0017 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Canada
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0058 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Canada |
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, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Canada, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.0058 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th 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.