Least developed countries vs United Kingdom: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Least developed countries
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0021 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
29th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Least developed countries
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0021 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 4.2 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 45 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0021 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.0016 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and United Kingdom rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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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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.