Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Germany
0.0036 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0007 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

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

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0036 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0009 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0007 units per person Germany
2010s 0.0033 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0027 units per person Germany
2020s 0.0035 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.003 units per person Germany

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, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Germany, at 0.0036 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0029 units per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Germany ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th 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.