Least developed countries vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Least developed countries
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0021 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
30th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 4.2 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0004 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0015 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0016 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.