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

Congo
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Congo rank
40th
South Africa rank
39th

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

  • Congo
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Congo, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0009 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0016 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0046 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0019 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0 units per person Congo

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, Congo or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Congo and South Africa?
0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Congo ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 39th 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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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.