France vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
France
0.0012 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
France rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- France
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in France, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.
France ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 179 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0006 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, France or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between France and South Africa?
- 0.0001 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do France and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- France ranks 41st 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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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.