Kenya vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Kenya
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0011 units per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
19th
World rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Kenya
- World
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0038 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Kenya |
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, Kenya or World?
- Kenya, at 0.0038 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Kenya and World?
- 0.0027 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 19th and World ranks 16th 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.