Least developed countries vs Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Least developed countries
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Malta
0.0024 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
30th
Malta rank
27th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0024 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 4.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 30th and Malta ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.001 units per person Malta
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0026 units per person Malta
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0039 units per person Malta

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, Least developed countries or Malta?
Malta, at 0.0024 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Least developed countries and Malta?
0.0019 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Malta?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Malta rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 30th and Malta ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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.