Iceland vs Malaysia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Iceland
0.0017 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0018 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
32nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0018 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0018 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd 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.